Net Neutrality Evens the Internet Playing Field says Newsweek's Steven Levy
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Net Neutrality has been a hot topic of debate for over a year now. Here Newsweek's Steven Levy comes down in favor of the regulation because it evens the playing field of the Internet. So much of the value of the Internet is in its 'come one, come all' format - any grassroots or organic company, non profit or movement can gain traction and visibility and rise up to compete with the largest and most visible Internet companies. When money enters the picture, that dynamic changes to the detriment of those that do not have it. In that so much of the Internet is user generated content and smaller companies (ahem - the Long Tail) the Net Neutrality outcome has important implications for vlogs like Beet.TV.Net Neutrality has been a hot topic of debate for over a year now. Here Newsweek's Steven Levy comes down in favor of the regulation because...all »Net Neutrality has been a hot topic of debate for over a year now. Here Newsweek's Steven Levy comes down in favor of the regulation because it evens the playing field of the Internet. So much of the value of the Internet is in its 'come one, come all' format - any grassroots or organic company, non profit or movement can gain traction and visibility and rise up to compete with the largest and most visible Internet companies. When money enters the picture, that dynamic changes to the detriment of those that do not have it. In that so much of the Internet is user generated content and smaller companies (ahem - the Long Tail) the Net Neutrality outcome has important implications for vlogs like Beet.TV.«
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