Not really the place for this post, but I will answer first. I think the whole net neutrality thing is over hyped. I mean the basis of the whole argument is that the networks that maintain the cable lines that keep the internet together want reimbursement for their maintenance costs. And they are thinking these costs should be comiserate of the amount of traffic that they maintain on their lines. There isn't anything wrong with that. They are indeed the ones that are doing the work to keep the backbone of the internet "working". So, the proposal is to make sure that they have a means to collect the money that is already owed to them.
Now, from what I can tell if this isn't abused (which is the whole uproar from the net neutrality camp) it will work out fine and the increased costs on those that use a chunk of the network traffic won't get passed on to the end consumer. Now, if it is abused and things escalate out of control then the costs will be passed on and the internet will become like natural gas. Most people will have to revert back to dialup to afford the increased costs for those of us on broadband because of the bandwidth we are sucking up. So as far as net neutrality I don't think it is at jeopardy in the short term. I think for things to go haywire to the point where the people with the most money win internet bandwidth and the ability to spread their own personalized point of views is at least 25+ years away. That is assuming that the whole ability for backbone providers to collect money is abused. As for independent sites giving way to commercial giants. This is simply because the internet was still new. Keep in mind that broadband as a majority of users is only a couple years old. So, the internet as a real viable media outlet has only recently become available. Of course big business is going to find a way to market and make money. And of course people will sell out to big business. The internet isn't any difference than brick and mortar in that regard. The future of the net? I think the future of the net lies in it going back to it's roots. The blogs are the way of the future. Mass free speech with the ability to tack on Google Adwords to make money. Have something to write about that people want to check naturally the more Adwords will get used and the more money you make. Blog copyright, in my opinion, is the fastest growing entrepenurial market on the internet today. I only feel this is increasing in speed and will be a mainstay. The internet is a cycle. Something becomes popular in the community and big business rushes to capitalize on it and make money. That gives way to the next big thing. Community sites and media is it, big business is capitalizing. This is giving way to blog, and that soon will be big businesses. Stay on the cutting edge and you will be fine. Stagnate for one second and you will be swallowed up whole by big business. No different in the brick and mortar world. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
