One of my dreams growing up was to buy a TV station.  One of the over the air variety.  The power for a select few to reach and connect with millions was something I desired.  And I’m sure I was not alone. Now, comes news that Comcast, one of the largest and richest cable television and broadband providers in the US is a player to purchase and contol NBC Universal.  This is quite disturbing [...]

On Monday in Washington, The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unveiled some details into the definition and enforcement of Net Neutrality.  Net Neutrality, as famously mentioned in Amanda Congdon’s final episode of Rocketboom, is the idea that an internet provider cannot block certain websites, but allow others.  This model is the opposite of how the cable industry works, with priority placement [...]

Yesterday, Facebook, the big social network you know about and probably have an account on acquired a significantly smaller competitor called FriendFeed. How many of you have ever heard of FriendFeed before?  Raise your hand. Personally, I’ve had a FriendFeed for over a year, yet rarely use it.  Yet I’m happy I have an account there.  It is a social media aggregator, which expands the [...]