Politicians, Politicians, Politicians. Geez, do these boneheads get enough attention? (Shed a few more tears Hillary - we’ll believe you, not). Scott, Scott, Scott - good God, they let you speak before Congress? eeeuuu! iickie poo??? Oh, and don’t forget Scott - you spot it, you got it.
You might want to read the articles about […]
And quite a lot more…
From The New Yorker: “Annals of Communication - The Search Party”
“In June, 2006, Sergey Brin, one of the co-founders of Google, went to Washington, D.C., hoping to create a little good will. Google was something of a Washington oddity then. Although it was a multibillion-dollar company, with enormous power, it had […]
With a hat tip to Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing via Google Alerts;
The Toll Roads? The Legal and Political Debate Over Net Neutrality
“The University of San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Bulletin is proud to present The Toll Roads? The Legal and Political Debate Over Net Neutrality to held January 26, 2008, at the Fromm Institute […]
Two news items appear separate and unrelated…
Put them together and allow your mind to wander.
AT&T “Ready To Filter” the Web
“During a panel discussion at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, AT&T’s top lobbyist said the company was ready to implement new technologies that would allow it to inspect and filter Web traffic.”
Google and Facebook Join […]
Precisely what folks like Scott Cleland want you to pay attention to, I suppose…
“CNET has a great article: New Hampshire voters: Net Neutrality? Huh? that exposes what we all know — that net neutrality is a niche special interest issue that is not at all on the minds of average Americans.”
Oh, now, please… “the American […]
Certainly image recognition software is only the beginning of the story…
Today’s BBC News offers us more on the mobile topic;
Intel Predicts The Personal Net
“Mobile devices will deliver a more personal internet within five years, using chips with the power of today’s desktop PCs, Intel’s head has said.”
Paul Otellini told BBC News: “Intel, as a leader, […]
From TechNewsWorld by Anick Jestanun;
Mobile Advertising: Still in Wild, Wild West Phase
“In the weeks leading to Christmas, an online wine retailer gave 15 percent discounts to anyone who sent in a photo of its newspaper ad snapped with a camera phone.
SnapTell, the company helping Wine Enthusiast and other merchants offer such services, uses image-recognition software […]
Perhaps you don’t believe it is a First Amendment issue but I do. Make sure to read Constance Cumbey.
Couldn’t Help But Notice (123007)
By TBlumer
Google, with its transparently self-interested advocacy of “Net Neutrality,” is already engaging in rent-seeking and position-cementing behavior. Its (and Yahoo’s) willingness to sell out to the Chinese police state reveals the …
Another […]
This time its from someone I’ve followed for years in another arena - Internet Marketing. I’m not convinced this is what it might be so I’ll be looking for my free copy :) because he’s right - Mark Joyner has entered this “sphere” so late in the game he definitely does have what might be […]
Joe Nocera speaks eloquently of Amazon.com’s growth and success in his article “Put Buyers First? What A Concept” and I couldn’t agree more with this;
“I couldn’t help wondering if maybe there wasn’t something else at play here (other than margin obsession), something Wall Street never seems to take very seriously. Maybe, just maybe, taking care […]
Tie This News Into Net Neutrality… I know someone can.
AT&T and Cisco: A Bandwidth Bonanza
It isn’t new news, having been published December 26th, 2007 but this is the first I’ve seen it.
“When AT&T went shopping for high-tech gear to soup up its communications network with advanced video, broadband, and voice services, it turned to long-time […]
Is a really big if…
Of course, this is about being able to monetize “communication” in 140-character bursts on a messaging service. ???
Calacanis says;
“Once you have critical mass you can’t help but make a fortune. An absolute idiot with 10-20M users can make a ton of money. So, get to tens of millions of users and […]
Valleywag started it and there’s been some questioning along with some tongue-in-cheek criticism (check out Scoble’s “announcement”) and general commentary (check out some excellent comments);
Paying Bloggers Based On Traffic
How many of you are relatively new to blogging? How many of you understand how to measure page views? How many stats programs have you studied? Are […]
And learn from those who’ve been there…
People such as Warren Buffett, who ought to be of interest considering his staggering level of success. I’m surely intrigued by his thoughts and others’ thoughts about him. These are only a few yet I already wonder how they might be applied to what we do…
A Deal Maker With […]
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