I talk alot about Internet Start-ups. Not just because they are cool and exciting in mainstream way due to the movie “The Social Network” but more because of the power of the process. Being able to create something and sometimes quickly be able to have it have an effect on people , in some cases thousands of  them. It’s an experience unlike any other. You learn more about yourself and what your capable of than [...]

Everyone everywhere has witnessed the public meltdown of Charlie Sheen, whether we want to or not. And whether your entertained by or disgusted by it, there is no question that you feel like you’re a part of it. While we have all read a Star or OK magazine from time while checking out at the store (You may not admit but you know you have) it was mostly a disconnected experience for us. We may [...]

Comcast partnered with the City of Boston recently to provide low cost Internet service to students who graduated from one of the federally funded Computer training programs offered in the city. The students will get the service for 10.95 the first year and 15.95 the second year. The program will allow the newly trained students to afford Internet access that was previously out of reach. The combination of training and access is a great step [...]

As we all know, President Obama set the stage for change in his SOTU address where he made the bold claim that the country will have access to broadband for everyone. I’m sure that when people heard the speech that night, it was assumed that the execution on that vision would not start for some time. Well, on February 8th the FCC took a step and voted to overhaul the Universal Service Fund so that those funds can [...]

Rep. Bobby Rush spoke about the future during  speech at the MMTC conference last week.  He recently lost to Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) in the race for telecom ranking member, he was elected to lead Energy and Power instead. Some of his speech touched on the campaign launched by the group Color of Change against him during his bid for the post on the telecom committee. According to an article on the hill.com he thanked [...]

Did you get some nice gifts this year? Odds are at least some of those gifts were bought online. Consumers purchased gifts online in record numbers this year. According to an article on WSJ.com Sales online rose 15.4 this year as retailers offered web only deals and free shipping. That combination caused people to shop online in record numbers. Which explains why I didn’t see huge crowds at the stores until after the shipping window [...]

If you have read any of the technology or political news over the last weeks you most likely have seen that The FCC commissioner is  going to present his long awaited Net Neutrality proposal to the his commission and to the world this month. Organizations such as free press are already saying it’s not extreme enough ( Even though I’m not sure how they can say that when it’s not even out yet) and making [...]

I had several initial reactions to your piece but I knew that others would have knee-jerk, emotional reactions as people often do, and that type of reaction normally fuels these policy debates, but we never really get to real facts. Your article really only brings two feelings for me, and those are confusion and concern. First, I’m confused about what your goals are here. I’ve watched you write articles, give speeches and have even sat [...]