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You are hereCampaignsWe just posted one of our net neutrality flash videos on YoutubeSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Thu, 2007-04-12 14:11As we recently modified and updated the Netcompetition website to make it even easier to use and work with, we decided to take the little ant fable flash on net neutrality we produced, and that has been exclusively on our site for awhile, and post it to YouTube in order to broaden the audience. Enjoy! It's only a 1 minute 40 second flash.
John Edwards on Net Neutrality -- Lip synching the Moveon.org songSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2007-04-11 13:21Moveon.org's SaveTheInternet blog is touting Democratic Presidential Candidate John Edwards' recent comments supporting net neutrality.
We all know politics is often driven by fear and by creating boogeymen where none really exist -- and at that, Moveon.org is a master. The Bogus "Human Face of Net Neutrality" -- Moveon.org as top-down puppeteerSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2007-04-11 10:24The Politico ran a story April 9th called the "The Human Face of Net Neutrality" that grossly exagerates the "net roots" involvement on net neutrality. The article implies that there is somehow a difference between the "Moveon.org net roots" and traditional broadband lobbying.
All this Politico article reports is that Moveon.org was able to "top down" organize dozens of meetings during recess with dozens of members on net neutrality. Google's behavior called "fundamentally dishonest" by Democratic CongressmanSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2007-04-04 16:04National Journal's Tech Daily had an interesting article today reminding us that there is yet another dimension to Google's untrustworthy business behavior.
What is important here is this is just part of a well documented history and pattern of Google not doing the right thing and making a mockery of their double-negative corporate motto: "Don't be evil." Rock the Net: a bad "lip synching" performance of Moveon.org's songSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Tue, 2007-03-27 19:15The Future of Music has created a supposed new "coalition" "Rock the Net" to promote net neutrality by banding together music groups who have been suckered into fearing that the Internet will somehow be taken away from them -- without net neutrality legislation. This is not about policy or legislation. This is a cheap publicity stunt. "Rock the net" is basically a bad "lip synching performance" by music groups singing liberal Moveon.org's pre-canned song.
"Lip synching" is the perfect metaphor for the supposed net neutrality grass roots "movement" overall. "Google will sway 2008 Elections" -- Google's Clueless arroganceSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2007-03-16 10:57Google has no sense of when to keep their mouth shut, because their corporate arrogance and cluelessness appears boundless. I could only shake my head at the headline in Comm Daily today prompted by a Google official speaking at a Washington conference.
Generally company's are more responsible and circumspect about bragging about their own company's ability to influence or "sway" and election. The U.S. Government takes Federal Election laws seriously and is attuned to ensuring the electoral process is not manipulated in any way. State NN "trend-let" is fizzling -- MD joins MI in rejecting calls for NN; NN is now 0-8!Submitted by Scott Cleland on Sun, 2007-03-11 17:34Net neutrality proponents have been rebuffed ayet gain in trying to push NN at the state level.
NN state activists are now off to a predictable 0-2 start in trying to get the states to adopt what every entity at the Federal level has already rejected.
Why is the concept of Net Neutrality or net regulation 0-8 in official government forums of all types: legislative -- Federal and State, judicial and executive?
When responsible and accountable officials hear both sides of this debate in a fair and open forum -- with evidence and analysis of the merits, costs and benefits -- the right answer is consistently obvious -- if it isn't broke don't fix it!
This is the basic reason I organized NetCompetition.org last April as an eforum to encourage a free and open debate on the merits of the NN legislation. "America's Unique Internet Success" my Washington Times commentary todaySubmitted by Scott Cleland on Thu, 2007-03-01 09:58Be sure to read my commentary today in the Washington Times "America's Unique Internet Success."
The purpose of this commentary is to challenge head on Congressional Democrats' attempt to revise Internet history for political purposes and manufacture a "broadband crisis" where none exists. Responding to SaveTheInternet's personal attack on meSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Thu, 2007-02-15 18:26Tim Karr, the campaign director of Free Press that runs much of the SaveTheInternet effort, blogged a personal attack on me today, that I responded to on his blog.
Tim, It's not the first time I've been called names by people who wanted to discredit me and my analysis. Among others, you share the august company of the now-imprisoned Bernie Ebbers, who routinely derided me as the "idiot analyst" because I had his number in calling WorldCom "dead model walking" before anyone else in the country figured it out. He too was mistaken that name calling and intimidation could muzzle my views. More corporate welfare for Google? Holding up the State of North Carolina?Submitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2007-02-05 19:03It seems asking the U.S. Congress for a huge corporate welfare gift in net neutrality legislation is not enough to satisfy Google's insatiable appetite for special interest gifts from the government.
Seems like this is a real pattern for Google. Pages |