This post originally appeared on the huffingtonpost. Now that the midterm elections are over I’ve been reading all the reactions from voters and have noticed a trend. A lot of people have openly admitted that they voted for a candidate that opposes President Obama’s policies just to send a message; also admitting that candidate was less qualified and that they essentially did it for spite. Once that really started to sink in, I thought about [...]

This post originally appeared on the Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/navarrow-wright/put-the-politics-aside-an_b_772338.html Elections, the economy, and everybody is up in arms. With Nov. 2 right around the corner, I can’t help but think about how much political capital has been exhausted on the issues of net neutrality and Title II reclassification over the past few months. Though the future of the Internet — and the implementation of the National Broadband Plan — undergird our efforts at economic recovery [...]

This post originally appeared on politic365.com A recent article in Investor’s Business Daily revealed a startling bias against the potential benefits of broadband, particularly for low-income and minority students. According to Norm Alster, the article’s author, [T]he latest research suggests that dumping technology on people actually widens the gap between haves and have-nots.  Kids who are given computers and high-speed Internet begin to slip in math, reading and English.  The impact is worst among the [...]

I live in New Jersey and I’ve been following our new governor’s massive education budget cuts.  Everything from clubs and sports programs are being removed. Teacher’s are being let go and classes are being consolidated. The public school experience as we know it is changing dramatically for the worse. For those who want to know more about the issues in New Jersey you can read here and here. I’m sure that there are similar issues [...]

I took part in two panels panels last week.  The question of how broadband access can help enhance education came up on both panels. When the question was directed to me I told the audience about a post I had written before here where I talked about how i used free online services to learn iphone app development. Whenever I tell that story to people and compare the $99 developer fee to the start-up costs [...]

Trying something new today. Instead of writing decided to do an audio podcast. Let me know what you think

I submitted a few questions to the CitizenTube Livestream interview with FCC Chairman Genachowski and guess what, it was picked and answered. Take look at the video below and let me know what you think of his answer. Navarrow’s Question for FCC Chairman Genachowski from Navarrow Wright on Vimeo.

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 do this by effectively increasing broadband speeds for all and extending broadband into rural areas where employees currently [...]

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, companies that do not have a website domain registered are not really in business.  As I think about how far [...]

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 consumers, and slow down the adoption of high-speed Internet by minorities and the under-served by ultimately raising prices [...]