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We have extraordinary capacity in the US to build the best computers, best chips, best applications and services in the world, but we are at risk of wasting that asset if we don’t have great broadband infrastructure, wired and wireless.

….for all the new iPads, and other iGadgets.  In his speech at the New America Foundation outlining the FCC’s National Broadband Plan, Chairman Genachowski  said that  TV broadcasters are not using their spectrum efficiently.  He proposed a Mobile Future Auction. … Continue reading →

To review, the theory behind viral marketing is that influencers infect their neighbors with an idea, preferably related to purchasing something. These neighbors then spread the idea to their network neighbors, thereby initiating  a cascade— the network tips.  Of course, this … Continue reading →

I know this YouTube has been around for awhile, but  I think it’s worth taking another look at. After having sat on both sides of the editorial table, I feel confident in calling this sobering cinema vérité rather than lighthearted … Continue reading →

…searches performed by a selected service can be limited to a specific category in the information provider’s directory (e.g., Google) of information content.

I’m having a little trouble processing that headline too. But Bloomberg reported that Xerox has filed suit against Google for using its search inventions without permission. Xerox claims that a patent issued in 2004 is being infringed on by Google’s … Continue reading →

There is a provision in Apple’s agreement with AT&T that obligates Apple not to include functionality in any Apple phone that enables a customer to use AT&T’s cellular network service to originate or terminate a VoIP session without obtaining AT&T’s … Continue reading →

I was captivated by the CTIA’s comment  filed recently in response to the FCC Notice of Inquiry (or NOI) on Wireless Competition. In this factoid filled ex parte presentation, the wireless industry’s leading trade group was crowing about the robust … Continue reading →

I’ve been reading David Pogue’s review of Google Buzz , as well as Mathew Ingram’s analysis at GigaOm.  I will echo their sentiments: Buzz’s design for pushing  a few characters out to the Internet is overly complicated. As a reader … Continue reading →

By allowing innovation to be easily implemented at the edge of the network, the end-to-end design of the Internet has lowered technical, financial, and administrative barriers to entry for entrepreneurs with technical skill and bright ideas.