DARPA Enlists Hackers
It’s no secret that government initiatives around cybersecurity haven’t lived up to expectations. While they succeed in creating controversy – such as the recent hubbub over the so-called “Internet Kill…
Saving the Internet from its Friends
I’m going to Australia in April to give a keynote on the innovation potential of Next Generation Networks for the Australian Telecom Users Group. As you probably know, Australia has…
It’s Good to be Netflix
This isn’t really the best use of public relations I’ve seen lately, but it’s an interesting example of changing the subject. Netflix announced quarterly earnings yesterday, and the story is…
Video Over the Internet at SOTN
Tech Daily Dose’s Juliana Gruenwald has a story on the video panel at State of the Net: One of the biggest concerns raised about the $30 billion merger related to…
Apple’s Secret Sauce
Why is Apple able to create totally new platforms for computing and networking year after year while other high tech companies are more like one-trick ponies? Part of the answer…
Guess Who’s Blocking Skype?
Add the Firefox browser to the list of Skype blockers that has included at various times the iTunes store, the cellular networks, and a number of entire countries from China…
State of the Net 2011
The State of the Net conference just wrapped up in Washington, DC. This is a unique event that brings policy wonks and technologists to Washington in order to help Congress…