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Is Google Evil? Part II: Search Neutrality
Beware the devil, Google.
Armano: You Are The Media. Do You Trust You? Me: Trust Is Topical
David Armano a Twitter friend (we've never met, but I value his perspective and suspect I'd like him in person) has a must-read piece about trust in the media. And since we are all media now, who do we trust? His whole piece is worth reading, so please go look at the research, and then come back here for my thoughts.
Podcast: David Almacy Refutes Obama White House Claims About Government Website
David Almacy now of Edleman Public Relations as Senior Vice President for Digital Affairs and formerly White House Internet and E Communications Office Director of Media Affairs for President Bush, spoke with me about the White House's claim that the website the Obama team received was archaic and out-of-date. This simply was not true. As part of the "smoothest transition in history", President Bush had a brand new website ready for whichever new administration took office.
Comparing iPhones To Lefty Socialists
I must be a paradox: I'm a free-market capitalist and I love the iPhone. From Weissthaupt at Townhall:
Standards of Decorum: Real World & Internet Version
87% of Houstonians polled say that politicians should be held to a higher standard when it comes to rhetorical decorum. Turns out that Rahm Emmanuel has a potty-mouth and Joe Biden routinely says "f*ck".
Podcast: Dr. Palimisano: "The Public Option Is Not Dead"..And How Young Is Too Young? Kids & Technology
Dr. Donald Palmisano, former President of the American Medical Association and Director of The Coalition To Protect Patients Rights joined me and discussed the Health Care legislation, the AMA's support of it and much more. It is a must listen.
Why Is Everyone Going All Domestic Military Violence?
Good grief! I go to Memeorandum and see looney tunes from across the spectrum talking about war--not with Afghanistan or Iran--but war with ourselves.
The Left Has Lost The Narrative
Consider all the ways they've undermined themselves. It's delicious:
Multitasking Is Evil?
When I finally get down to business, interruptions infuriate me. I like to work and be completely focused on the task at hand and finish it and be done. Motherhood has thwarted me over and over. Motherhood is non-stop interruptions. But so is working online from home.
Violence Serves The Left
The Left already enjoys a reputation for being whack-a-doodles. One only needs to visit Zombietime to see how leftists, or what is now being called neo-liberals, roll. Since conservatives don't really protest, generally, watching the Teaparty movement unfold is fascinating.
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One Response to “IPI PolicyBytes”
March 22 2009 / 12:18 pm
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The ability to use net neutrality as a censorship device is so clear I don’t understand why it’s not a bigger part of the debate.
That aside, it’s ludicrous on its face that all bits flying through the pipes should be treated equally; clearly there are emergency services that should get priority as needed, and no one wants spam to get equal treatment with actual information.
Plus: Why SHOULDN’T I be able to pay for an internet service that prioritizes, say, online gaming performance over email and the like. If that’s my interest, it’s a perfectly legitimate service.