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If You Build It (Well) They Will Come
Survey: Consumers will pay for online content if it's worth the price. In a recent survey of 27,000 Web users in 52 countries, Nielsen found that 85% of respondents would like to see free Web content stay free. But when asked if they would be willing to pay for specific kinds of Web-based content, the results ...
FCC to Unveil Broadband Plan Mar 17
U.S. communications regulators will unveil on March 17 a blueprint aimed at bringing fast affordable Internet access to more than 90 million Americans being held back by fees and technology. The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday that the long-awaited National Broadband Plan will try to help connect 93 million Americans to high-speed Internet to find ...
Does the FCC Have Standing to Investigate a TV Show That Never Aired?
If a television show never aired, can the Federal Communications Commission investigate whether the show violated government rules? No, that's not an ontological question. The FCC, as we reported over the weekend, is looking into “Our Little Genius," a quiz show that Fox shelved late last year after the network was informed by renowned ...
U.S. Broadband Plan Now Due on March 17
U.S. communications regulators will unveil on March 17 a blueprint aimed at bringing fast affordable Internet access to more than 90 million Americans being held back by fees and technology. The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday that the long-awaited National Broadband Plan will try to help connect 93 million Americans to high-speed Internet to find ...
Future of the Phone Lies Beyond the Processor
As I left the Mobile World Congress, I couldn't help but think about where mobile devices are going in the future. Today's devices are pretty amazing themselves, but the phones we're likely to see over the next couple of years should take things to a whole new level. The phone of the future will be a ...
Google Hit with Antitrust Complaints in Europe
The European Commission has acknowledged receipt of three antitrust complaints against Google. It did not identify the companies and said it had not started a formal investigation. The Commission can confirm that it has received three complaints against Google which it is examining. The Commission has not opened a formal investigation for the time being, an ...
FTC Sounds Alarm: Data Leaking onto P2P Networks
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz says data leaks can lead to ID theft. The Federal Trade Commission today put nearly 100 companies and agencies on notice that their employees appear to be regularly leaking large amounts of sensitive customer and employee data on popular peer-to-peer, or P2P, file-sharing networks. The FTC did not name names, either of ...
Tibetan Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama Joins Twitter
Twitter founder Evan Williams tweeted yesterday: “Met the Dalai Lama today in LA. Pitched him on using Twitter. He laughed." Who's laughing now? The @DalaiLama account is up and running. And, unlike a previous hoax account, this appears to be the real deal. Twitter's new vice president of communications, Sean Garrett, just welcomed the Tibetan spiritual ...
The Good, the Bad and the Inertnet
“We know even now that we are at some fundamental limits of what the Internet can handle, warned University of California, San Diego processor kc claffy [sic capitalization] at the beginning of her talk at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in San Diego. We have one big expectation, being able to innovate, ...
FCC Warns Against File Sharing Sites
Peer-to-peer file-sharing networks such as those used by individuals to exchange music and video files pose enormous security risks for people and organizations, the Federal Trade Commission warned Monday. The public announcement was immediately hailed by the MPAA and RIAA, which have long waged antipiracy campaigns against P2P webs. The FTC said it has notified almost ...
