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F.C.C. Chief Would Bar Comcast From Imposing Web Restrictions

2008-07-13T05:31:08Z

By SAUL HANSELL The New York Times Published: July 12, 2008 Federal regulators are prepared to take action against sellers of Internet access that want to restrict what their customers can do online. Kevin J. Martin, chairman of the Federal Comm...

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Interview with Ken Layne, new owner of Wonkette

2008-04-17T06:14:38Z

06:51 PM PT, Apr 14 2008 As reported earlier today, Gawker Media has parted ways with three of its blogs: Gridskipper, Idolator, and Wonkette. Gawker head honcho Nick Denton explained to Silicon Alley Insider that the decision to sell the...

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In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop

2008-04-07T17:12:15Z

By MATT RICHTEL The New York Times Published: April 6, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO — They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece — not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it by a different na...

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Comcast Adjusts Way It Manages Internet Traffic

2008-03-29T04:38:19Z

By BRAD STONE The New York Times Published: March 28, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO — Comcast, the country’s largest residential Internet provider, said on Thursday that it would take a more equitable approach toward managing the ever-expanding flow of Web ...

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Organizer Disputes Comcast Over Hearing

2008-02-27T22:13:15Z

By MARK JEWELL The Associated Press Wednesday, February 27, 2008 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The organizer of a federal hearing at Harvard Law School on Comcast Corp.'s treatment of subscriber Internet traffic on Wednesday said "seat-warmers" apparently ...

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Retrogoddamgrade Mercury

2008-02-01T02:33:04Z

Cable Break Causes Wide Internet Outage Jan 31, 2008 By MATTHEW ROSENBERG NEW DELHI (AP) - At least for a while, the World Wide Web wasn't so worldwide. Two cables that carry Internet traffic deep under the Mediterranean Sea snapped, disrupting ...

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