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Did the WSJ get it backwards on Google? - Mon, December 15, 2008

The Wall Street Journal's "confused" story this morning suggesting Google is retreating from its commitment to network neutrality because it is negotiating with ISPs to place edge-servers in their facilities has been pretty well debunked by neutral parties (see





Today's Agenda | December 15, 2008


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Virgin launches super-fast broadband Virgin Media is hoping to put further blue water between itself and main rival BSkyB by launching a super-fast broadband offer.



NBC, CBS prep originals for onlineEven though NBC has been wracked by huge layoffs and a tanking economy, the network’s digital division will start shooting a pilot this week for an online late-night talk show, one of nine planned Web shows for 2009.

Martin cancels FCC meetingFederal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin canceled the agency's Dec. 18 meeting, which he was hoping to use as the start of an effort to limit the negotiating rights of hundreds of TV stations and all cable programmers.

Google Wants 'Fast Lane' For Its Own ContentGoogle Inc has approached Internet carriers with a proposal to create a "fast lane" for its own content, countering its previously stance of equal network access for all content providers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

VCs Connecting With Startups In Mobile Ad FieldAdvertising budgets may be getting the knife, but startups that count on wireless ad sales are still getting a cut of venture funding.

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Content Is A Monetization EngineContent isn't always king. These days, aggregation seems to be. Yet, at a time when aggregation of news or webistes seem all the rage, the question becomes: Do we need more people creating the original content that's being aggregated?