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January 6th, 2008

Net Neutrality Links 01-06-2008

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 […]

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December 30th, 2007

Net Neutrality Links 12-30-2007

Stan Schroeder leads us off with a bit of a fantasy post containing;
A Web 2.0 Christmas Fairy Tale
By Stan Schroeder
Net neutrality is strictly adhered to except on BitTorrent Day, a special day in the year when corporate customers get their bandwidth reduced to let the BitTorrent users leech 20% more stuff. And finally, the increased […]

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December 23rd, 2007

Net Neutrality Links 12-23-2007

Good grief! A new ridiculous demeaning term is coined, Telecom Trotskyite…
Striking writers in talks to launch Web start-ups
By The Home Office
That’s why we’re so strongly in favor of Net Neutrality — because without NN, these efforts will run into the same Big Media distribution roadblocks as television. The Writers strike has hastened that evolution, as […]

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December 16th, 2007

Net Neutrality Links 12-16-2007

I see my friend Mr. Cleland is up to his “normal” trick of attempting to diminish others to his benefit…
Wireless open access: happening or not?
Computerworld Australia - Australia
“Seems like carriers and content providers alike have been bitten by the open access bug. Big news recently was Verizon’s announcement that it plans to open up its […]

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December 12th, 2007

Graffiti

I see the well-known art form graffiti has made it to the Internet…
Or - to Google’s or your front door or “wall.”
That’s right, GRAFFITI. “A form of vandalism involving painted text or images in public places.”
VANDALISM - “Needless damage or destruction of property, usually someone else’s property or common or shared property.”
Now let us all […]

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December 8th, 2007

Net Neutrality Links 12-08-2007

Hmmm… yes, I’ve given my favorite obsessive, compulsive a bit of fair time - pay attention, analyze quickly, hit ignore.
Testing for Net Neutrality
By Joe Hodnicki
Law.com reports on the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s new software that can tell you whether your internet browsing issues are due to intentional ISP interference. More info on EFF’s Test Your ISP […]

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December 1st, 2007

Net Neutrality Links 12-01-2007

I am a proponent of Net Neutrality. Scott Cleland has an obvious, mentally debilitating obsession and should be ignored… (Just one man’s opinion)
UPDATED: Internet Overload by 2010: Who’s Behind The Boogie Man?
By dweb8231
Below the fold, some very interesting details on who is behind this boondoggle, why it is a fraud,and why it could become […]

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November 24th, 2007

Net Neutrality Links 11-24-2007

Love my Google Alerts!
Net Neutrality Links 11-24-2007 (Beware The Lies!)
Whose Web is it, anyway?
Rabble.ca - Montreal,QC,Canada
Until about three weeks ago, net neutrality was a difficult issue to explain at a dinner party. It was even more of a struggle to get anybody worked up …
Kindle – Shape of the Web to Come?
By Tom Evslin
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October 2nd, 2007

A Perfect Example - There Is No Competition!

A perfect example that there really isn’t any competition in the market!
Selecting just these two posts (there are thousands);
AT&T threatens to disconnect subscribers who criticize the company
AT&T vows to use Terms of Service for good, not censorship
Folks, is anyone paying attention? I mean really? Thankfully, there are people who now scan through their cable and […]

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