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FCC Looking into Comcast
Back in November, we mentioned how Free Press and other groups wanted ISP/cable company Comcast brought before the FCC for the way…
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Pageflakes Has Been Working within Social & Education
Below is an update on what Pageflakes has been working on within the topics of social and education. First some background on Pageflakes
Network Solutions to Change Front-Running Practice
As we reported yesterday, Network Solutions has been in a lot of deep-water after many people discovered the company was guilty of "front-running"–the practice of registering a domain name after someone has checked on its availability.
More and More People Turning to Online Video
We appear to have two data points related to online video that are worth paying attention to. Number one: According to the BBC, Nielsen says that traffic to some online video sites has doubled since the Hollywood writers’ strike in October turned the TV into a wasteland of reruns and unfunny late-night talk shows (although it may be stretching things to call the Nielsen figure…
How Blogs Influence The Media
Blogs have an impact not only on the speed and availability of the news, but also shape the tone and editorial direction of reporting a survey of U.S. journalists by Brodeur finds. Blogs are a regular source for journalists with more than three quarters viewing blogs as helpful in giving them story ideas, story angles and insight into the tone of an issue. Almost 70…
Network Solutions Backs Down, A Little
After a fiery uproar, Network Solutions (NetSol) is backing down some from the recently instituted practice of automatically registering domains customers search for on the company's site. If available, NetSol would hold the domain for four days and sell it for $34.99.
