FCC To Investigate Comcast, Verizon
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin says the regulatory agency will investigate allegations that Comcast interferes with p2p Internet traffic. He also said Verizon Wireless would be under the microscope after complaints the company blocked text messages from an abortion rights group.
Earth Class Mail Picks Up $13.3 Million
There are times when the concept surrounding a company’s products or services is difficult to understand. This is (at least in part) one of those times, but the primary piece of news here is that Earth Class Mail received $13.3 million in funding.
New Version of Yahoo Browser-Based Music Player
In keeping with the “open media” vision described by Yahoo Music exec Ian Rogers in his latest call to arms (which I wrote about yesterday), Yahoo launched a second iteration of its browser-based music player — this one allowing anyone to add a line of Javascript and have a Yahoo-branded player pop up wherever there’s an mp3 link.
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Looking Back on CES
I ‘m now back from CES. Here’s a quick roundup of highlights that you probably won’t find elsewhere: Best Schwag
Majority Of Internet Users Watch Online Video Weekly
The majority (61%) of high speed Internet users watch/download online video content at least once a week and 86 percent do so on a monthly basis, compared to 45 percent and 71 percent respectively, in 2006, according to a new report from Horowitz Associates, Broadband Content and Services 2007.
Google Maps Shows New Hampshire Results
Want straightforward news about New Hampshire’s primary? So do I. Yet within about seven seconds of turning on the television this morning, I heard someone begin a sentence with "If you buy my book . . ." In contrast, Google Maps offers a neutral representation of events.
Network Solutions, Critics Spar Over Domain Front Running
The Network Solutions practice of registering domains being searched by visitors to the registrar has domainers demanding action by ICANN.
Ex-Bush FDA Reps Criticize Google On Health Search
The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI) has concerns about searching the Internet for health-related information, but we have concerns about CMPI.
Are Google Results Hazardous To Your Health?
First thing’s first: I’m suspicious of the pharmaceutical industry in general. A lot of people are, but as a journalist, suspicion is part of the job. Also, I have the researcher’s tendency toward cyberchondriasis, so take my non-medical expertise for what it’s worth.Which isn’t much. I put that out there so others won’t have to.