Thursday, May 15, 2014

FCC Votes to Advance New Internet Rules | Conservative Byte

FCC Votes to Advance New Internet Rules | Conservative Byte: "The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted in favor of advancing a proposal that could dramatically reshape the way consumers experience the Internet, opening the possibility of Internet service providers charging Web sites for higher-quality delivery of their content to American consumers."



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Text-to-911 is here, but it isn't everything you might think - CNET

Text-to-911 is here, but it isn't everything you might think - CNET: "If there's ever a situation where you need to text a 911 operator instead of dialing the number directly, listen up now. Today is the day that the country's four big carriers: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon, will officially route texts addressed to 911 to your local police."



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How Evernote designs a world without apps (Q&A) - CNET

How Evernote designs a world without apps (Q&A) - CNET: "In the early days of Evernote, CEO Phil Libin said he would check his screen every minute to see how many users the productivity tool was picking up. Now, he nearly missed celebrating Evernote surpassing 100 million users.

"We almost missed it," he said while at the Collision Conference in Las Vegas this week. "We got too busy to think about it too much.""



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​Comcast vs. Netflix: Is this really about Net neutrality? - CNET

​Comcast vs. Netflix: Is this really about Net neutrality? - CNET: "Netflix, which earlier this year reluctantly agreed to pay interconnection fees to broadband providers, has suggested that Comcast is to blame because it's violating principles of Net neutrality, which are all about keeping the Internet free and ope"



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