Archive for August, 2008
Monday, August 18th, 2008
I've organized the Supernova technology conference for the past seven years. I'm proud of it. I think it has a pretty good record of staying ahead of the curve and bringing together compelling people, companies, and ideas.
I plan Supernova myself, with a small virtual team. It's not even my primary ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
The McCain technology plan is finally out. As expected, it's light on what most of us understand as "technology policy." There are many platitudes about the glories of lower taxes and private investment, but little understanding of just how profoundly communications and information technologies are changing our world.
The good news, ...
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
T-Mobile, the #4 US wireless carrier, is moving to an App Store model for all its phones. In other words, users will be able to choose their own applications, as they now do on Apple's iPhone. Along with Google Android/Open Handset Alliance, Verizon's open development initiative, and the success of ...
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Saturday, August 9th, 2008
I've been writing this blog, in one form or another, for more than nine years. By my count, this is the fifth version of the site. It's still a work in progress, but I think it's solid enough to launch.
Please update your RSS feed subscription to the new address.
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
I've been following the aftermath of Friday's FCC decision (PDF of press release) sanctioning Comcast for discriminating against P2P traffic.
The public interest community is elated, as it should be. This was indeed a huge and surprising victory against a well-funded incumbent. Kevin Martin went along to serve his own ...
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
Today, the FCC will adopt an order sanctioning Comcast for restricting BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-transfer traffic on its broadband network. It's a big victory for network neutrality advocates. Although the FCC adopted principles in 2005 and condemned a rural phone company for blocking voice-over-IP traffic, this is its first ...
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