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Well, This Will Be Worth Watching: Google and Net Neutrality
John Battelle's Searchblog —
... the ones that we’ve done business deals with. So well we’re going to shut out Google unless they pay or, you know, shut out eBay, or Amazon.”
And so this means that the subscriber’s choice has suddenly been circumscribed by what business model the people at these broadband service-providers have been able to invent. My view of their invention is that the business model seems very 20th century and very backwards looking.
Now read this from the WSJ, and this from Om. From the Journal piece:
Google Inc. has approached major cable and ...
Google Not Turning its Back on Net Neutrality [NewTeeVee]
GigaOM Network —
... network neutrality and pointed out that they are not backing away from it. They have dismissed the WSJ story as confused. Instead, they explained that the OpenEdge effort (the subject of the WSJ story) was a plan to peer its edge caching devices directly with the network operators so that the users of those broadband carriers get faster access to Google and YouTube’s content. Read my full take on this situation and why it’s an important discussion over at GigaOM. ...
Does Google Really Want Net Neutrality?
ReadWriteWeb —
... , who has contacted Google in an attempt to get more information, suggests that Google would essentially put the majority of its content closer to the service providers' infrastructure. ...
Lessig starting to kiss some powerful butts
The Inquisitr » Technology —
... of some sort at the FCC.
Oh wait a minute … it’s becoming a little clearer now. Soften one’s stance on net neutrality and you to can get a cushy government job. Well we all understand how that game is played. So even though Obama spoke many times during the election about how important net neutrality is we have Lessig on the left and Schmidt on the right of President-in-waiting Obama both of whom seem to think it’s okay if net neutrality gets dismantled.
As Om Malik said in a post about this news
Given how close President-elect Obama is to the ...
Linkpost | 12.15.2008
TechBlog —
... - It's petitioned cable companies and telcos for faster access. But Google Not Turning Its Back on Network Neutrality Posted by Dwight at December 15, 2008 06:10 AM Comments Post a comment Please use a valid e-mail address . We don't harvest addresses, you will not be spammed and your address will not be publicly visible. But if I have a question about your comment, I need to be able to contact you. Thank you. URL: Remember Me? Yes No Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style) E-mail this entry Email this entry to: Your email address: Message (optional):
The Wall Street Journal Fly in Google's Net Neutrality Ointment
Google Watch —
... Like Google's open access proposals for wireless Internet, this would be done sans exclusivity, without discriminating whose traffic gets served first. Om Malik notes Google has the infrastructure to make this happen. ...
Proposed ISP Deal Brings Google Net Neutrality Into Question
AppScout —
... by The Wall Street Journal, search giant Google has been approaching large ISPs, looking to get a "fast lane" for its content. The story has since set off a litany of criticism against the self-proclaimed "do no evil" company that has made extremely vocal its opinions on the subject of net neutrality.
Others have pointed out that such a move would not be unprecedented: Rather, it would put the company on a more equal footing with content providers such as Akamai.
Giga Om has since contacted Google in response to the WSJ story. From Om Malik:
It is ...
WSJ Stirs Up Google Net Neutrality Brouhaha
Contentinople: —
... sweetheart deal. To which I say, Lessig has a right to clarify his position, but he still does a disservice to The Wall Street Journal by painting them as losers. The fact is, they still have a scoop -- they've shown that Google, a long-time network neutraility lobbyist, is negotiating for a deal prior to any clarity on where network neutraility policy is going in the Obama adminstration (with whom, by the way, Lessig consults). Just like Lessig, plenty of other blogggers have jumped into the fray , poking holes in the nuances of the article. One such nuance is whether ...
Google, the Wall Street Journal, net neutrality, and you
Obsessable News Feed —
... [ReadWriteWeb] Google Turns Its Back on Network Neutrality? [GigaOM] ...
With Google’s Money and Infrastructure, Does Net Neutrality Really Matter? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... , writes on his blog, which I think sums the situation up nicely. In response to the post I put up soon after the WSJ’s story was first published, Bennett also left this comment: “Google already has a fast lane to most of the Internet thanks to its private server farm being wired directly to most of the public exchange points. This plan would simply put Google on an equal footing with Akamai, who already has a footprint inside major ISP networks.” He goes on to add, “Google has to do something like this to ...
How the WSJ Failed the Web 2.0 Test [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... This is something that most of the blogosphere, or at least the part of it that cares about accuracy and integrity, does pretty well. Sites like GigaOM and others update their posts when information is added or corrected, and in many cases link to critical or differing opinions (and if they don’t, they should). In that sense, truth — to use a loaded word — is not absolute, nor is it something that a single entity has a monopoly on, particularly around a developing or complicated issue. The most we can hope for is that an outlet of ...
How the WSJ failed the Web 2.0 test
mathewingram.com/work —
... This is something that most of the blogosphere, or at least the part of it that cares about accuracy and integrity, does pretty well. Sites like GigaOM and others update their posts when information is added or corrected, and in many cases link to critical or differing opinions (and if they don’t, they should). In that sense, truth — to use a loaded word — is not absolute, nor is it something that a single entity has a monopoly on, particularly around a developing or complicated issue. The most we can hope for is that an outlet of any kind, whether it’s a ...
