If you own a website, you are taking part in the most advanced communications experiment the world has ever known. In most parts of the US, access to the internet is ubiquitous, even if the speeds are …
3 Words for 2021
I’ve been following the practice of choosing “My Three Words” at the beginning of the year for some time now. The idea comes from Chris Brogan, who started in 2006 with “Ask. Do. Share” as his …
The internet isn’t fair – and Section 230 can help
It seems like every time an online service like Facebook or Twitter publishes something unpopular, there is talk of repealing “Section 230”. And because big internet services are generally unpopular, …
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Three Words for 2020
I’ve been following the practice of choosing “My Three Words” at the beginning of the year for awhile now. The idea comes from Chris Brogan, who started in 2006 with “Ask. Do. Share” as his …
Rural Broadband Follow Up
As I wrote a couple of weeks ago, the availability of broadband in rural areas is critical to economic success. A recent post on Wirecutter.com titled Moving to the Woods Killed My Internet put it …
Who needs the internet?
As most of you know, I’m writing this from a small, rural community in the foothills of the Sierras. Next year, three of our five county supervisors are up for reelection and the debate about how to …