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internet

Verizon implements questionable surcharge that is really a Rate Hike!

Last week one of the readers to this blog and a listener of the podcast sent me e-mail about a new surcharge that Verizon is charging it's DSL-Only subscribers, I covered it in the podcast but not on the blog, well it seems the story has made it onto the radar screen of other blogs and news wires. Last year

Net Neutrality is about a series of Tubes

This is a very funny Net Neutrality piece that was on the Daily Show. I am sure you will get a kick out of this, not a 100% work safe if your audio is up on high. [jeremyemberling.com]

Getting arrested via the Internet

What does a Motorcycle, a video camera, a video posting service have in common. A very fast way to get arrested if you record yourself driving 100 Miles Per Hour and then place that video on the video posting service. Isn't technology terrific! You want to make a impact in your community setup a anonymous website film speeding cars in

United States Rank drops in Internet Penetration and Speed

Ever wonder why we are falling so far behind in broadband penetration and connectivity speed as compared to many other countries today? It's because there is no competition. For example I have only 1 choice of broadband carrier here in Hawaii where I live. The speed of that connection has not improved in eight years! In fact my connectivity at

Zooomr Pro accounts to all Bloggers for free

Zooomr made a smart move today and has given all Bloggers a free Pro account. Zoomr is a photo sharing site and has some very slick features. [blog.zooomr.com] On a side note I hope the team at Zoomr make sure that they have there site designed in a way that bloggers can get there data out if they need to.

Net Neutrality: This is serious, No it’s a National Emergency

If you don't know who Tim Berners-Lee then I encourage you to click on the link, and read his Wikipedia entry so I will say he is justified in making the following statement. "When I invented the Web, I didn't have to ask anyone's permission. Now, hundreds of millions of people are using it freely. I am worried that that

Controversy about “Web 2.0” take down notice continues to boil

A spokesperson for CMP and O'Reilly made a comment on the Web 2.0 takedown notice and instead of calming the storm dumped about 5000 gallons of gasoline on top of it. I have not seen a comment chain this long in months. [radar.oreilly.com]