Net Neutrality

January 7, 2008

On a daily basis I follow a near ridiculous number of conversations on line. It’s only near ridiculous and not actually ridiculous of course as a result of the systems I have in place to track these many conversations across numerous websites, blogs, and a variety of other social media platforms(like Facebook and Twitter as examples).

I have written a little about this system in the past and I will offer some more insight in the coming weeks as well as I continue working towards building an effective means by which we can carry out an ongoing, time shifted discussion of all things Grey and Bruce.

One of the topics that has been increasing in prevalence over the past few weeks is the idea of Net Neutrality. The basic idea being the net should be neutral, that was the original idea and we should stick with it. The fundamental reason the debate is heating up has to do with the wishes of telecom providers (who do own most of the Internet infrastructure) to create a two tiered Internet, with the different characteristics of each tier effectively determined by ones ability to pay to have their information available on line. The following video clips and links will provide anyone interested with the varied details of this debate.

Obviously I am following the issue with great interest. It is the neutral nature of the Internet that allows myself as an independent content producer to easily distribute information and ideas to you, the reader/listener/viewer. Easily might be a bit of an understatement considering the time and money associated with my efforts thus far here at theOwen.com but in principal it is.

As a follow up to this post I will draft up a locally pertinent “future scenario” of how a two tiered Internet might impact your access to local information. In the meantime here’s your homework on the issue.

Do some reading about Net Neutrality. A good place to start would be www.neutrality.ca. Otherwise a quick google search will link you to numerous thoughts on the issue. If you happen to find something you think might be valuable to this discussion please send me a link.

You can also watch the following videos…

CityNews International - Amber MacArthur

Save the Internet. The following is the video that was referenced in the previous interview.

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Written by Ryan · Filed Under Tech + Life, Web Tools, theOwen Features, Internet, Administrivia

A little Tuesday morning humour

July 24, 2007

As you could imagine I spend a fair bit of time on the Internet. The following video caught my eye this morning and since Adam is taking a long weekend… here’s a little something to fill the void.

Breaking News: All Online Data Lost After Internet Crash

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Written by Ryan · Filed Under Web Tools, Video, Internet

Surf & Win!

July 9, 2007

theOwen.com Logo

theOwen.com is involved in HAVE1.com’s Annual Summer Web Hunt Contest. The contest is a promotion for local businesses and their websites. By simply exploring websites and answering questions about each one prizes can be had that range from a 2 hour digital lifestyle consultation from theOwen.com to a $500 barbeque from the Fyre Place & Patio Shop. A quick perusal of the contest website will show that there are over $4000 dollars worth in prizes availabe. theOwen.com is a media sponsor for the event, along with offering the aforementioned prize. You must be over eighteen years of age and living in Ontario to compete in the contest.

Because the contest is formatted such that one entry only allows you to answer questions about a single site, you may enter the contest as many times as you like in order to explore all of the websites included. Please explore the sites, find the correct answers to the questions, and send a message to the websites letting them know that you explored their site as a result of entering the Annual Summer Web Hunt Contest!

Please let all your family, friends, co-workers, neighbours etc. know about this contest - the more people that know about it, the more prizes will be made available in next year’s contest. We hope you enjoy the contest!

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Written by adam · Filed Under Events, Participation, Internet, Administrivia, theOwen

Sauble Beach Web-Cam

June 12, 2007

Sauble Beach Web-Cam Jack n Jill’s Surf Shop on Main Street in Sauble Beach has put web-cam footage of the water conditions at Sauble online and available to those of you with high-speed internet. We here at theOwen.com think that the site is a really great idea. The camera will be operating from 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and for fifty seconds at a time, you can control what direction it faces and zoom it in and out. What an amazing idea, a Sauble Beach web-cam!!

In a happy side note, since writing this post it has been announced that Sauble Beach has again been awarded the Blue Flag certification. The Blue Flag is an internationally recognized environmental certification verifying that the water at Sauble meets very stringent quality standards, maintains a high level of environmental management, environmental education and safety and services. For more information visit the Sauble Beach Chamber of Commerce or The Sun Times.

theOwen.com would like to send out a special thanks to Gary at the South Bruce Peninsular for bringing this web-cam to our attention!! Much obliged Gary!

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Written by adam · Filed Under Get Out, Sauble Beach, Web Tools, theOwen Features, Internet, theOwen

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