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Admit It: You Are Confused by Net Neutrality

April 7, 2010
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The ruling basically gives Comcast, the largest cable provider in the nation, freedom to block customers’ access to web services. Why would Comcast want to block access to certain sites/online services? Well, the company claims that customers who use services like BitTorrent slow down the network for other paying customers.

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Media Money Makes More Money

December 11, 2009
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Despite the fact that a lot of media companies are currently suffering, a few are actually thriving and growing. Launched in July 2009 by Dan Abrams, Mediaite is a news and opinion blog with a media beat. The site boasts compelling media-related content and a Power Grid that ranks media’s top players.

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Laryssa Takes It All Off for Transparency’s Sake

December 7, 2009
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Over the summer, CNN Money interviewed nine 2009 graduates who were seeking full-time jobs; I was one of the nine. At the time, I was working as a personal trainer, living with my parents, and aggressively looking for a more substantial job. I was keeping up with Too Shy to Stop and pouring more of my energy into Comma ‘n Sentence.

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Traffic and Mobile Media (Video Post)

October 23, 2009

In this video, I discuss Obama’s visit to New Jersey, road construction projects, using jack hammers safely and efficiently, accessing traffic reports before and during travel, BlackBerry and iPhone traffic and transportation apps, Google Maps, traffic safety cones, and abandoning my job as a blogger.

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