If the FCC decides to make Google and Verizon’s proposed policy a reality, then it will soon be a completely controlled Internet, not by the government, but by large corporations. It certainly seems like a slow death to net neutrality.
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When the New York Times posted this story last week, I think my heart really skipped a beat. I thought my worst nightmare was about to come true, and I really didn't want to delete my Google account, get rid of my Android phone and get lost without my Google navigation.
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I remember being in my Mass Communications and Society class giving a speech on net neutrality and trying to persuade my classmates to join the coalition for a free Internet. At that time it was something that I was passionate about, but as I looked at the blank stares across the rows of students, I came to realize that most didn't even know what net neutrality was at that time.
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When I saw the latest cover of Esquire magazine, I was immediately impressed.
"The Impossible" issue has done the impossible.
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Another Parthenon Video of the Week: The Toyota Swagger Wagon. Now, you may have seen the TV commercials for the new Toyota Sienna and heard a brief mention of the Swagger Wagon, but have you taken Toyota up on its invite to really "meet" the Swagger Wagon family? If not, you are in for a treat.
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In an office environment, it is inevitable that at some point we might start sounding like our cubicle or office neighbor. I don't know if I do it to "fit in" or if my brain just soaks it in during the course of the day. Maybe it is a little of both, but I'm guilty of using phrases or words that seem to be spreading like a cold virus, and not just in the workplace. They're everywhere.
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Facebook has announced that it is has hit their well anticipated 500 million member mark. The normally press-shy Mark Zuckerberg is expected to make a rare television appearance on ABC's World News to discuss the milestone and will most likely have to answer a few questions about Facebook's recent privacy issues.
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So you have interviewed your corporate experts and taken countless hours to write an engaging white paper. What do you do with it now? Post it on your website and hope people stop by? Invest in a landing page and SEM campaign to help drive traffic to the paper? Post it on LinkedIn?
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Being a writer for many publications means a lot of interviews either by phone, email or in person. I never know what kind of interview subject I will get or how receptive they will be to what I would like to know.
Finding “the scoop” can prove difficult for some interviewers, because it all lies in the hands (or mind) of the interviewee. I’ve come to find some quick tips in coaxing the story out of subjects.story out of subjects.
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Does your company have a formal social media policy? Could you be fired for what you post on your Facebook page or Twitter feed? If you work for CNN, the answer is yes. On Wednesday, CNN fired its senior editor of Middle Eastern affairs, Octavia Nasr, for posting a tweet in favor of Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah.
If you are a public figure for an organization, are you allowed to have a personality or are you limited to posting only facts and headlines? Where exactly is the line between what is appropriate to share and what is not - and does it move as our society becomes more and more comfortable with social media?
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