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- The (un)Biased Parties Explain Online Ad Biz to Capitol Hill
- Just so we understand each other, the Internet is like a series of tubes, kind of like tunnels. And large amounts of data get moved through those tunnels, like in the back of a truck, you see. And inside those tunnels, there are advertisements - sort of like the billboards...
- Tags: Google Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Online Advertising, Search, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- OK bill would create email registry for sex offenders
- OK bill would create email registry for sex offendersOK bill would create email registry for sex offendersLawmakers continue to exacerbate the problem with "feel good," "ineffective" legislation. 60 million people have been molested in this country and 30 million will go on to repeat a molestation. Incest and friends of...
- Tags: email registry, Ok Bill, sex offender, Incest, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2008-06-18
- China says it's incapable of hacking Reps' computers
- The folks who brought you the Great Firewall of China and the Golden Shield are wholly incapable of breaking into the cyber-fortress that is the U.S. House of Representatives. So they say. Accused by U.S. Reps Frank Wolf (R-Va.) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) of hacking into their...
- Tags: U.S., China, Computer, Productivity, Hacking, Security, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- New Association Promotes Virtual Worlds and Business
- New Association Promotes Virtual Worlds and BusinessVirtual Snake OilEDITA KAYE, THE “SKINNY PILL FOR KIDS,” AND THE ASSOCIATION OF VIRTUAL WORLDSThere is a certain species of entrepreneur that capitalizes on the human desire for overnight solutions to intractable problems. Throughout human history, they have lurked in the shadows of the...
- Tags: Entrepreneurship, SKINNY PILL
- Discussion threads 2008-04-13
- For sale on eBay: Nuclear biological protection gear and other cool stuff
- eBay auction. Item: F-14 Antenna. Winning bidder: Mahoud A. For sale: Nuclear biological chemical gear. Contact anon1234@craigslist.org eBay auction. Item: Small arms protective inserts. Winning bidder: Hu J. These are just a few of the items the Government Accountability Office discovered for sale on eBay...
- Tags: General Accounting Office, eBay Inc., Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-04-11
- Are we running out of everything? MSM's stunning lack of concern
- Water. Worry about it, say some experts. Yet the MSM's oblivious to the fact that we even need water. Recently there was a joint briefing by a Congressional leader and the U.S. Geological Sruvey on America's water problems. Number of news articles about it found by...
- Tags: Water, MSM, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-03-22
- Military ready to defend and conduct cyberwar
- The Pentagon is well-aware of the importance of the computer networks -- known as cyberspace to the media and the "Global Information Grid" to the Defense Dept. -- to national security and is actively working to shore up defenses. That was the news from Gen. Kevin P....
- Tags: Network, Adversary, Pentagon, Computer, Joint Information Operations Warfare Command, Productivity, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- As+Comcast+defends%2C+Markey+offers+net+neutrality+bill
- As+Comcast+defends%2C+Markey+offers+net+neutrality+billYou Go Markey Mark!ntElectronic Freedom Foundation......has links to contact your local rep. See eff.orgComcast is in troubleThe bill is sponsored by both the chairman and the ranking minority member of the subcommittee that's supposed to consider it. That's not guaranteed passage, but it's close, given that it's highly likely...
- Tags: Markey, U.S. Senate, Comcast Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-14
- As Comcast defends, Markey offers net neutrality bill
- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on telecommunications and the Internet, introduced a bill Wednesday that would prevent Internet service providers such as Comcast from interfering with consumers' use of the network. The bill was cosponsored by Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.). ...
- Tags: Comcast Corp., Broadband, Net Neutrality, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Internet, Telecommunications, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- SPEC launches standardized energy efficiency benchmark
- SPEC launches standardized energy efficiency benchmarkGreat Article, George.Validates what has been known for some time now. No need for any more made up metrics like ACP or other nonsense.Why are there no AMD fans posting? Could it be because Intel owns the power/perf crown?Yeah, I thought so.Why did SPEC agree...
- Tags: Programming languages, server community, SPECpower, Java, Green500 List
- Discussion threads 2007-12-17
- New healthcare IT bill going nowhere fast
- A bill to promote the use of technology in health care, re-introduced in October, is going nowhere fast. The Promoting Health Information Technology HIT Act co-sponsored by California Democrat Anne Eshoo left and Michigan Republican Michael Rogers, would establish a national coordinator within the Health and Human...
- Tags: Bill, Information Technology, Health Care, Rep., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-12-06
- Senate challenges Martin over media ownership
- FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin got a bruising on Capitol Hill today over his plan to loosen media ownership rules. The FCC is scheduled to vote Dec. 18 on a plan that would allow the same company to own a newspaper and a broadcast station in the 20 largest markets....
- Tags: FCC, U.S. Senate, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2007-12-05
- 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act would tie VoIP to 911 backbone
- A bill winding through the U.S. Congress would go along way to making E911 calls over VoIP lines more efficient. I am referring to the 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act. If passed and signed into law, VoIP providers would be able to obtain direct access to...
- Tags: Backbone, Phone, E911, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-10-13
- House moves to pass broadband census bill
- A House subcommittee passed a bill Wednesday to identify broadband penetration in the US and how it's being used, Ars Technica reports. The House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet passed the Broadband Census of America Act. The bill forces providers to break out specific subscriber numbers, the broadband...
- Tags: Broadband, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-10-12
- Oil and water and politics do mix. But don't drink it, or put it in your car.
- Today one Democrat running for President captured some headlines by calling for taxation of polluters. Not a new idea, but one that gets little specific endorsement from other Presidential wannabes in either party. A quick survey of other candidates' websites found some interest in alternative fuels, lots of...
- Tags: Oil, Beverage, Global Warming, Energy, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-10-08
- Google vs. Microsoft: Dueling DoubleClick testimony
- Google and Microsoft took Capitol Hill Thursday as their rivalry spilled out during hearings on the Google's DoubleClick acquisition. Both parties have posted their prepared remarks before the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Committee on the Judiciary. Here's a look at the backstory, Google's...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Privacy, Microsoft Corp., DoubleClick Inc., Google Obviously, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-09-27
- Trade you some CO2 for a little O2
- I wouldn't hold my breath on anything getting done about the atmosphere and climate change in the current configuration of power in Washington D.C. But there are some rumblings that may hint about the next phase of American politics.Tuesday, July 24, 230pm Eastern Time, there's a subcommittee hearing in...
- Tags: Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-07-24
- Congress hearings on Google-DoubleClick scheduled
- Committees in the Senate and House are planning to have fall hearings on how the Google-DoubleClick deal will impact competition.CNN Money reports that the Senate antitrust subcommittee is planning a hearing to delve into how Google's acquisition of Doubleclick will impact Internet advertising. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported that...
- Tags: Web Technology, Search, Government, Google, General
- Blog posts 2007-07-19
- Verizon tells Congress open access spectrum a very bad idea
- Is the wireless industry ready to be federally regulated? One Verizon executive recently said bring it on -- so long as it benefits Verizon. But one wonders if that sentiment goes very far when it comes to the "open access" requirements in the upcoming 700MHz auction, reports Ars Technica.Speaking...
- Tags: Google, FCC
- Blog posts 2007-07-12
- 'Day of Silence' for Internet radio
- Gandhi would be proud of what probably is the Internet's first passive resistance protest--the "Day of Silence" coming to Internet radio on June 26. As a response to a court ruling that imposes huge increases on the royalty rates Internet radio operators must pay - which are applied retroactively, no...
- Tags: Courts, Congress
- Blog posts 2007-06-22
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