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FCC Measuring Broadband America – A Report on Consumer Wireline Broadband Performance in the U.S.: “presents the results of the first nationwide performance study of residential wireline broadband service in the United States. The study examined service offerings from 13 of the largest wireline broadband providers using automated, direct measurements of broadband performance delivered to …
“Today the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues posted on its website hundreds of supporting documents related to its investigation into the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) studies conducted in Guatemala in the 1940s. The documents include a spreadsheet that Commission staff painstakingly created to document the research subjects in Guatemala. In addition, …
Via WSJ, this commentary by FTC Commission Robert K. McDowell: “On Feb. 27, a diplomatic process will begin in Geneva that could result in a new treaty giving the United Nations unprecedented powers over the Internet. Dozens of countries, including Russia and China, are pushing hard to reach this goal by year’s end. As Russian …
Internet Governance and the Domain Name System: Issues for Congress. Lennard G. Kruger, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy, February 9, 2012 “Currently, an important aspect of the Internet is governed by a private sector, international organization called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which manages and oversees some of the critical …
“Encyclo is an encyclopedia of the future of news, produced by the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University…our main site emphasizes new developments and the latest news. We think theres great value in a resource that steps back a bit from the daily updates and focuses on background and context. What is it about Voice …
Google Fiber Blog: “Weve measured utility poles; weve studied maps and surveyed neighborhoods; weve come up with a comprehensive set of detailed engineering plans; and weve eaten way too much barbecue. Now, starting [February 6, 2012], were ready to lay fiber. As we build out Google Fiber, well be taking thousands of miles of cables …
Official Google Code Blog, Pete LePage, Developer Advocate: “…the Chrome Developer Relations team launched several new resources, including the Field Guide to Web Applications. Its a new resource that is designed to help web developers create great web apps. Weve heard loud and clear from users that they want more and better web apps, and …
Follow up to postings on driving distractions and texting, this news: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the first-ever federally proposed guidelines to encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the distraction risk for in-vehicle electronic devices. The proposed voluntary guidelines would apply to communications, entertainment, information gathering and navigation devices or functions that are not …
Digital Advertising and News Who advertises on news sites and how much those ads are targeted “Between 2011 and 2015, revenue from digital advertising in the United States is expected to grow by 40% and to overtake all other platforms by 2016. Yet how much of that growth will go to underwrite news remains in …
A Methodology for Internal Web Ethics, Michalis N. Vafopoulos, Petros Stefaneas, Ioannis Anagnostopoulos, Kieron O’Hara. February 11, 2012 “The vigorous impact of the Web in time and space arises from the fact that it motivates massive creation, editing and distribution of information by Users with little knowledge. This unprecedented continuum provides novel opportunities for innovation …
Latin American Governments Need to “Friend” Social Media and Technology, by Carl Meacham, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer for Latin America and the Caribbean, October 5, 2011 “In 2011, social media usage is booming and will likely continue to do so in the coming years. Earlier this month, it was reported that Facebook now …
lifehacker: “The U.S. Interstates as a Subway Map infographic is a subway-style map of America’s interstate highways, and it’s pretty handy for quickly planning a cross-country trip. You can see at a glance how the highways connect and the major cities along the way. Although the map’s lines aren’t geographically precise, for planning a trip, …
