“Net Neutrality is a Muddle”
http://www.nbler.com/internet-high-priestess-esther-dyson-on-net-neutrality.html
I thought this was a great statement and sums up what I have been saying for a while now. People are not being given all the information about why the currently proposed Net Neutrality changes will not work to their benefit. Esther Dyson talks about this and how two tiered pricing is not necessarily a bad thing. The most important part of the dialogue is that she gives concrete reasons why!!!! Something i have repeatedly said the the current proponents of Net Neutrality have yet to be able to do. People also don’t understand that tiers of Internet access already exist and that most of us are on the lowest tier and are doing fine. The big issue is that there are heavy users who are bogging down that tier and will continue to do so to your detriment unless new structures are put in place.
The National Broadband Plan is Coming to Town. Did You Know?
http://gigaom.com/2010/03/07/national-broadband-plan-will-be-a-day-early-but-fall-short/
Most people are not aware that the FCC is working on a National Broadband Plan that should create provisions to ensure that at some point in the future everyone has access to the Internet and then those who have access to it are given the knowledge on how to use it to their benefit. This is a pretty big deal and It’s important for all of us to understand the issues involved and how this plan will affect our future. Give these two articles a read and start the dialogue with your friends.
Get Serious about College With a Virtual Advisor
As part of my commiment to show different examples of things you can do with a broadband internet connection I present MYedu.com. MYedu is a service that allows you start building a plan towards your college goals right now and see that plan all the way through to graduation. What I like about this service is that is gets you and your child thinking about how to plan for college now and also puts tools in place for when you get there. Take a look a let me know what you think.



