Net Neutrality - My Comments

Net Neutrality is currently great by having the opportunity to surf the web, utilize multiple search engines and go anywhere you pretty much want to with out much interference, slow downs or intentional blocking from companies on the web. Verizon, and Google who once were on opposite sides have teamed with MetroPCS Communications to pursue their rights to create a separate public paid internet. These companies are also in favor of hindering web users from using their sites if the users are dedicated to others. For example if Yahoo is a preference then the user will not be able to log into Google or have accessed be severely slowed down. Over so many years, the standard acceptance has been that Net Neutrality is the accepted shorthand for the idea that internet service providers should not be allowed to block, degrade or charge extra 1. These companies are also fighting the FCC who has challenged them. Verizon and MetroPCS Communications Inc has accused the FCC of overstepping it’s authority in a challenge after the the FCC’s 3-2 vote 2. There have been some minor protests regarding this and the FCC has also been struggling to mange control of the issue. The biggest concern over Net Neutrality is should broadband be exempt? Heavy use would incur heavy costs to the consumers who use smartphones and laptops if not exempt.

1.            www.macworld.com/article/153750/2010/08netneutrality.html?1src=nl_mwweek_h...

2.             www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/12/fcc-​net-neutrality.


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Chapter 1 Review and Comments

Remembering my childhood days in which we had a party line black rotary phone and only 3 channels (2,4,7) on the television, reading this chapter was essentially a review of my own history. Sort of like a “This Is Your Life” episode. My father from Texas got me started on computers and our first one was purchased in the late 1980’s and basic. Once we beefed up and had a modem, wow the world was instantly opened up to us with Prodigy and then AOL. Nothing was neater back then when logging in and hearing “you have mail”. Instant Messaging (IM) soon followed and to then be able to communicate with someone long distance without those phone associated charges was and to quote MasterCard, “priceless”. Page by page of the chapter reminded me of what I needed to learn in similar order for operating the PC, the software and also the online features that back then were very basic but soon had surpassed and overwhelmed. I remember in my early ignorance to the terminology used that I almost corrected a colleague for misspelling internet with intranet. I thought best to research the word instead and found it meant our own organizations server and networking system. With this in place, soon email became a fast and in my opinion now an impersonal method of communicating with each other. Face to face of phone calls now are close to being obsolete and always remember to not send an email if full of emotion. But on the other hand, email capability has developed better ways to communicate with other business associates in easily receiving information, quotes or other items of interest. The WEB has evolved into a whole new world of shopping, finding information quickly, banking, going to school etc. And all thes same technology that at one time was on a large desktop or heavy laptop is accessible on a small smart phone. It’s amazing what I’ve witness and lived through these past 20 years, can’t wait to see what is next on the agenda.

Module 1 - Read and Summarize the information in the blogging articles

While reviewing the information which contained links to articles about blogging and business, the very first link from Chris Brogan I was overwhelmed with all the information and never ending links that he supplied to help us generate great blogs. What I was able to decipher with these helpful links was the importance of selecting a topic of interest and then to write quick, casual and clear blog as if discussing with a friend or colleague. One thing mentioned a few times in many of these articles was to have a regular routine in publishing your blogs. Like most things in life, if you don’t use it you’ll lose it 1. I also interpreted in these articles that if we are looking to blog a comment or an opinion on a particular issue or event that we post the blogs while the topic is still current and fresh. This way comments will generate creative dialog. What I found interesting as well was the difference of how you would blog an opinion or comment compared to trying to promote a business. Matthew Bandyk discussed in his article some key do’s and don’ts for small business blogging with the most important being that the person be well versed in blogging language and formats. Business bloggers should also be r\well read of blogs and understand that this is a cheap and effective way to get their business awareness publicized. As I stated above, the informational links are never ending so I’ll be looking at these for helpful information and also the lists of topics that could be of interest me. I also plan to research the top bloggers for 2010 and 2011 to again find some interests and the opportunity to post my own comments to their postings. 1. Darren Rowse, Use it or lose it: Five Tips on How to Keep your Blogging Regular (ProBlogger forum 1/15/2010)

my 1st blog

I'm brand new to this way of publishing thoughts, ideas or information. I'm doing this because of being back in school for the purpose to learn new things and already I'm very interested in this concept. Being my very first day and blog, I can't wait to see where this now goes.