Bottom fishing contunues.

Broadband's Third Wheel. Skepticism remains over power line connectivity  [Broadbandreports] This story quotes an analyst stating that power line networking needs 30 percent share of the "broadband" market to be viable. I disagree. If intelligent consumers discover the vested interests crippling the "broadband" offerings of phone and cable companies (to excessively protect legacy voice and content distribution systems) then they could flock to power line networks, where no such vested interests exist, providing power utilities don't start merging with telcos or cable companies (now there's a disturbing idea).

[Scott Mace's Radio Weblog]

I agree with Scott.  This consolidation, bottom fishing trend will continue.  Warren Buffet is writing a new chapter is the remaking of telcos.  Energy companies WILL merge with telcos - as it's all about establishing billing relationships with customers. Not only will digital services drive this trend, but content and hardware will also be part of the play - as well.  When Michael Eisner is ready to bail out of Disney, he'll dump the stock and merge with SBC or PG&E.

Just like Cendant merged hotels, rental car companies and insurance - there's no reason to say that telephone, internet access and power won't all be offered by the same company.

[Marc's Voice]
1:13:27 PM  #  

WELL adopts SpamHaus Block List. More and more spam has been slipping through The WELL's email system, which adopted SpamAssassin a year or so ago. So it's good to learn that tonight The WELL will be adopting the SpamHaus Block List.... [JD's New Media Musings]
12:01:06 PM  #  

Weblogs, Information & Society.

This Thursday at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism I am presenting at a Weblogs, Information and Society session.  I am planning on introducing some new thoughts on building social capital.

Following my presentation is a panel on Blogging and Building the Information Community with Dan Gillmor, Scott Rosenberg, Donna Wentworth, Ed Felten, Ernest Miller moderated by John Battelle.

[Ross Mayfield's Weblog]
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