Comments on: Broadband………Finally! http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/06/05/broadbandfinally/ A Future Look at Today Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:38:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: david http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/06/05/broadbandfinally/comment-page-1/#comment-120 david Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:41:57 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/06/05/broadbandfinally/#comment-120 The best way to deal with speed is to slow down and become more present, bringing more awareness to the moment. Expand the bandwidth of one's consciousness in the present to deal with the ever increasing bandwidth coming at you. The best way to deal with speed is to slow down and become more present, bringing more awareness to the moment. Expand the bandwidth of one’s consciousness in the present to deal with the ever increasing bandwidth coming at you.

]]> By: The Corner Office Blog - An entrepreneurs thoughts on business, personal finance and investing. » Blog Archive » Book Review: Faster http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/06/05/broadbandfinally/comment-page-1/#comment-119 The Corner Office Blog - An entrepreneurs thoughts on business, personal finance and investing. » Blog Archive » Book Review: Faster Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:56:47 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/06/05/broadbandfinally/#comment-119 [...] We are moving at a record clip in our society, to be sure.  Ever annoyed that broadband speed just doesn’t seem to cut it anymore (even while a post from EvolutionShift.com suggests that broadband is just now coming of age in lower income households, but still in the shadows in others), or that the two second delay between tracks on your CD is wasting your time, we are definately influenced by the clock. [...] [...] We are moving at a record clip in our society, to be sure.  Ever annoyed that broadband speed just doesn’t seem to cut it anymore (even while a post from EvolutionShift.com suggests that broadband is just now coming of age in lower income households, but still in the shadows in others), or that the two second delay between tracks on your CD is wasting your time, we are definately influenced by the clock. [...]

]]> By: david http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/06/05/broadbandfinally/comment-page-1/#comment-118 david Sat, 10 Jun 2006 21:32:03 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/06/05/broadbandfinally/#comment-118 Grant- Thank god the bill was defeated in Congress. If the phone companies are concerned about costs, and the consumers are concerned about speed, then there could be an annual usage tax that users of broadband pay to the government that directly goes to infastructure upgrade. Check the details of your cell phone bill if you think this is a new idea. Fortunately the Internet, being a fundamental agent of disintermediation will win any of these battles, as it will flow around obstructions and companies ( or countries are you listening China)that put up toll booths. David Grant-

Thank god the bill was defeated in Congress. If the phone companies are concerned about costs, and the consumers are concerned about speed, then there could be an annual usage tax that users of broadband pay to the government that directly goes to infastructure upgrade. Check the details of your cell phone bill if you think this is a new idea.

Fortunately the Internet, being a fundamental agent of disintermediation will win any of these battles, as it will flow around obstructions and companies ( or countries are you listening China)that put up toll booths.

David

]]> By: Grant http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/06/05/broadbandfinally/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Grant Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:42:24 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/06/05/broadbandfinally/#comment-117 Yet again, another interesting post. It appears that legislation may take broadband in a different direction. Perhaps backwards? I ran across this article on CNN indicating that the telecom industry would like us to pay for speed based on content... http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/09/newmark.internet/index.html While I haven't devoted much time to thinking about the ramifications of this idea, I'm not sure it's such a grand idea. -Grant www.TheCornerOfficeBlog.com Yet again, another interesting post.

It appears that legislation may take broadband in a different direction. Perhaps backwards?

I ran across this article on CNN indicating that the telecom industry would like us to pay for speed based on content…

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/09/newmark.internet/index.html

While I haven’t devoted much time to thinking about the ramifications of this idea, I’m not sure it’s such a grand idea.

-Grant
http://www.TheCornerOfficeBlog.com

]]> By: david http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/06/05/broadbandfinally/comment-page-1/#comment-104 david Tue, 06 Jun 2006 02:59:57 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/06/05/broadbandfinally/#comment-104 Habits die hard I understand. Hey, if one is used to playing CDs, its a drag to listen to an iPod; all that work to convert to mp3 files, yet people do it because it provides convenience, portability and of course is a cool thing to do. There are lots of things that provide motivation to overcome inertia and habitual behavior. In truth, the Internet is now providing viewing experiences not available on the TV, that is part of the power of broadband: all the ifilm and youtube type sites are getting incredible traffic and an incredible amount of submissions, and guess what, you are happily watching them on your computer screen, and wouldn't they be even cooler to watch on a big plasma screen. Habits die hard I understand. Hey, if one is used to playing CDs, its a drag to listen to an iPod; all that work to convert to mp3 files, yet people do it because it provides convenience, portability and of course is a cool thing to do. There are lots of things that provide motivation to overcome inertia and habitual behavior.

In truth, the Internet is now providing viewing experiences not available on the TV, that is part of the power of broadband: all the ifilm and youtube type sites are getting incredible traffic and an incredible amount of submissions, and guess what, you are happily watching them on your computer screen, and wouldn’t they be even cooler to watch on a big plasma screen.

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