The National Broadband Plan: What’s in it for Businesses?
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/031810-national-broadband-plan-business.html
I found an article that asked that very question. It mentions how even though the plan is primarily focused on boosting broadband adoption it does create some benefits for the enterprise. The key benefit they focus on increased telecommuting options for employees and companies. The plan will [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Internet’
Daily Digest 3_18
March 18th, 2010
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25 years ago it all started with a .com But Where are we now?
March 16th, 2010
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Monday was the 25th anniversary of the first .com domain ever registered. The company is defunct but that action started a revolution. We now live in an era where .com domain names play a crucial part in our everyday lives. A web presence is an essential reality for most businesses, and as a general rule, [...]
Daily Digest 3_12_10
March 12th, 2010
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The Net Neutrality Title Game
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20000267-94.html
So today I came across an article on CNET News that explains how proposed Net Neutrality rules (rules that will enabled the FCC to regulate private sector Internet providers in a manner that could potentially stifle the competitive landscape, shift the costs of expansion and advancement into the hands of everyday [...]
Daily Digest 3_10_10
March 11th, 2010
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“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 [...]
People Have to be Online to Become Cyber Entrepreneurs
January 27th, 2010
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At the MMTC Broadband and Social Justice Summit, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, made a passing reference to net neutrality when she discussed how tiered pricing would be a market entry barrier to some online entrepreneurs. I don’t disagree. Anything that increases costs for starting and sustaining any business, online or otherwise, is a barrier for new [...]
Broadband Education: Are we ready for the Exaflood?
December 16th, 2009
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As we watch video on our iPhone, catch a TV show on Hulu, watch a live-streaming movie on Netflix, or while our children play games online through Xbox, take a second to think about how people actually connect to the Internet in order to achieve these activities. Then, watch this video.
This reminded me of [...]
Creating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 2: Consumption vs. Creation
November 19th, 2009
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It’s Global Entrepreneurship Week across the globe this week. You can read all about it here. But I’m sure you all knew that already because you’ve seen the bus loads of inner city kids being taken to events to help them understand what entrepreneurship is all about or you have had to sign permission slips [...]
Second-Class Students
November 17th, 2009
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Imagine the outrage from parents, teachers, and the community if a school announced that some of its students would have access to textbooks, research papers, and literature, but other students would be denied those resources. Some students would be branded as worthy, while others as second class.
It baffles me that broadband Internet access in our [...]
Newsworthy
November 17th, 2009
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Between health care reform, climate bills and war-related news, some important ideas in Congress are not getting as much attention as they deserve. I just wanted to bring a little more notice to bi-partisan draft language submitted by Reps. Rick Boucher of Virginia and Lee Terry of Nebraska “to curb waste in the Universal Service [...]
Why I Decided to Start Blogging: Empowering Communities Through Enabling Technology
October 22nd, 2009
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First let me start by saying that I’m not in politics or a policy maker. I am a technologist and have been involved in technology for over 15 years, and I can honestly say that technology has had a significant effect on my life. The birth of the Internet has granted opportunities and access to [...]
