Submitted by logicalextremes
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When, in late September, rumors surfaced that Comcast was trying to buy NBC Universal from General Electric, Wall Street reacted with dismay. Grandiose attempts to combine media production and distribution — programming and p (Read More)
Submitted by highwick
from Twitter:
Online video from the Net Neutrality debate I attended a few days ago. Stay with it, action hots up in the 2nd half. http://bit.ly/1bqWym. (Read More)
Submitted by highwick
from Twitter:
Watch the debate on Net Neutrality live now http://www.livestream.com/techdebate . I'm in the audience at IAC in NYC. (Read More)
Ars Technica:
In our coverage of debates over the Federal Communications Commission's authority to enforce its proposed Internet nondiscrimination rules, we've taken a look at pro and con argum (Read More)
Guardian Unlimited: Technology:
YouTube is introduce support for 1080p high-definition (HD) video from next week, allowing film shot in HD quality to be uploaded and viewed on the site.The official YouTube blog explains that the new maximum - which doubles (Read More)
Save the Internet Blog:
In the fight for Net Neutrality, we can’t get lost in the nuance. Internet Service Providers would have us believe that certain types of network prioritization are innocuous. In truth, there’s a litany of hidden harms in any (Read More)
The Next Web:
Google Voice is arguably the US equivalent to Spotify. Nothing but good things have been spoken about the service and international Google fanatics are waiting enviously for the day Google announces international availability (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Carly Fiorina is reinventing herself as a politician today as she is expected to announce that she is running for the U.S. Senate seat in California that has been held for years by Democrat Barbara Boxer.I say that she’s rein (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) continue to build out their digital TV/super-fast broadband services U-Verse and FiOS across their service areas. But they don't seem to be having a big impact on Comcast, the biggest U.S. cable comp (Read More)
Save the Internet Blog:
Buried in the fine print of the FCC’s proposed Net Neutrality rules is a potential loophole that if left open would undermine the future of Internet freedom.So says a group of prominent law professors who on Monday told the F (Read More)
Gizmodo:
This is weird: the next version of µTorrent, currently in beta, uses an updated version of the BitTorrent protocol that decreases your speed (usually uploads) when it detects network congestion. Will it slow downloads? Not ne (Read More)
Ars Technica:
With the release of the Federal Communications Commission's new Internet nondiscrimination proposals (that is, network neutrality), one vexing question continues to vex. Does the (Read More)
Submitted by magitam
from Google Reader:
Greetings. Several years ago, at an Internet issues-related conference, I was pulled aside by an attendee who identified himself as being involved in high level lobbying "inside the Beltway" (Washington D.C. area). (Read More)
Submitted by logicalextremes
from Google Reader:
It’s one thing to read about the massive lobbying power that industries have. It’s in the news every day. There are stories about how much money the big pharmaceutical companies are spending, and certainly there are tales a (Read More)
Ars Technica:
Real argument about "network neutrality" is fascinating stuff, provocative and well worth anyone's time if they care about the Internet. Unfortunately, Congress isn't great at hav (Read More)
TwitLinks:
As we rush to purchase Apple products and services on Cupertino’s monochrome treadmill of shiny shiny I can’t help thinking the open web community is losing something vital - a commitment to net neutrality and platform openne (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Comcast Corp (CMCSA) and General Electric Co (GE) are struggling to iron out a few critical issues that are holding up a joint venture deal for NBC Universal, people familiar with the matter said.While an agreement will likel (Read More)
GamePolitics News:
A reddit user has created a striking visual representation of what *could* happen if net neutrality laws are shot down.The image is based tiered pricing plans that some cable and Internet companies currently offer (lending, p (Read More)