FCC Gets Earful About Wireless Net Neutrality

The Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) was bombarded today pleas to keep a tight reign on the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction to prevent phone and cable companies from expanding their grip on Internet access in the wireless realm.

Microsoft’s Soapbox Gets A Second Chance

Microsoft’s Soapbox video-sharing service got pulled out of the public’s view back in March; this past Friday, it finally floated back into sight.  The site has gained a new color scheme, and (probably more importantly), it’s “conducting proactive filtering of all uploaded content.”

YouTube Does Local

As the Wall Street Journal and others reported on the weekend, YouTube has struck a deal with a regional U.S. TV network to run the network’s local content on YouTube and share any advertising revenue with the company — although the exact terms of the arrangement aren’t clear.

Google, BBC Make Mash-Ups

The word “mash-up” has certain connotations; the product may not be too polished, or it could be downright amateurish.  The British Broadcasting Corporation is not an amateur, however; the BBC is, in fact, the world’s biggest broadcasting corporation.  And the BBC’s into mash-ups.