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For everyone who's ever admired Lafayette from afar and who cares about the future of the Internet, or anyone who just enjoys watching a good time being had, I encourage you to tune in to Lafayette, LA's OneWebDay celebration tonight...
Well the snow has stopped in DC leaving it a winter wonderland and reminding me of why I love broadband. This morning my wife asked me to drive her to work and I tried to oblige only to be foiled...
Since I started App-Rising.com I've been advocating that we need a stronger emphasis on finding ways to spur demand for broadband rather than focusing all our attention on increasing capacity. At first these pleas seemed to be falling on deaf...
On Tuesday I had the opportunity to attend my first Senate hearing in person. The subject: "Why Broadband Matters." Needless to say with a topic like that I couldn't have been more excited to go. Unfortunately when I first arrived...
...we're bailing out financial institutions to the tune of a trillion dollars over the last week? Anyone who's against the idea of America moving aggressively into a full fiber future tends to cite the enormous cost of doing so as...
It dawned on me this weekend: why can't cameras and broadband be more like lightbulbs and electricity? With a light bulb you just screw it into a lamp or fixture, plug it in, turn it on, and it works. The...
In touching upon the presidential elections, I've tried to stay nonpartisan, focusing solely on which candidate appears most ready to tackle the challenge of being the first broadband president. Even though Obama likely has my vote for other reasons, I...
On Friday night I had one of most fun (and frustrating) experiences using broadband in my life. It's that time of year again when a group of long-time friends get together for the annual male bonding ritual known as fantasy...
I'm excited to today introduce a new feature to App-Rising.com: our first guest column. The central goal of this site is to engage thought leaders in a robust discussion about the potential and ramifications of the broadband revolution. To that...
Late last week I had one of the most exhilarating conversations of recent memory as I had a chance to talk with Bill St. Arnaud for the first time. Bill is a visionary when it comes to customer-owned fiber networks,...
In talking about broadband specifically and connectivity more generally, there's often the assumption that more is better. That businesses in particular can not survive without it in the 21st century. That if only we had more and used more, businesses...
Wow, the impact of metered bandwidth is starting to be felt. If you want to watch Olympic video online, then you'd better not be using a broadband connection that's metered, or so warns the site where you can download the...
Just had a great moment. While interviewing Kevin Nalty, one of the top producers of funny videos on YouTube, we got to talking about my passion for broadband and all its wonders. He shared that in a past life he...
Last week at the behest of the inestimable Jessica Rohloff, I had the great fortune to attend the TechNO Bowl, an event in New Orleans that preceded the Arena Football League Super Bowel with a cocktail hour, behind-the-scenes tour, and...
Everyone has a killer app that switches on the light bulb for why they need the Internet. Over the weekend I learned what that was for my grandpa on my mom's side. While visiting my aunt and uncle out in...
While perusing the list of sites that have linked to my VidChats, I discovered a terrific UK-based blog all about fiber called Fiberevolution. In addition to recommending that site for anyone interested in keeping up to date on all things...
While enjoying an alfresco lunch with new friend Gary Arlen, our wide-ranging conversation turned to how big a part communications is to our economy. Now to preface this, while I focus primarily on broadband, Gary's decades of experience reporting on...
Wow - If ever there was a story about the impact of broadband to warm your heart, this is it. It's a tale of how a soldier stationed overseas was able to be with his wife and watch his first...
Great article in Business Week available here. It talks about the rise of "mom-and-pop multinationals" or the ability for small business entrepreneurs to tap into a global workforce and in doing so gain new efficiencies and expanded opportunities. What was...
Over the weekend I was pondering how broadband can be used to improve the efficiencies of business, which led me to considering the long-promised paperless office. At first I chuckled at the thought. The sad reality is that instead of...
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