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http://arstechnica.com/index.ars
Ars Technica provides news and opinion predominantly on the development of the Internet and the applications and hardware it supports. Ars Technica is not so much a blog in the traditional sense, but rather a collection of blogs, under which content is organized. Although not immediately pertinent to rural telecom, this site could prove useful for those who wish to read and learn more about Internet-related technology from a pro-net neutrality perspective.
Similar to Ars Technica, ZDNet organizes its news and opinions in a blog-like style. ZDNet, however, provides more discussion of policy and technical issues related to the Internet as opposed to gadgets and applications. From the ZDNet news landing page, readers can find posts organized by topic, time posted or blog author, or explore the site’s full list of blogs.
VoIP/E-Telephony
News and opinion on pretty much all things VoIP, as its title suggests.
http://www.oreillynet.com/etel/
The O’Reilly Emerging Telephony blog effectively discontinued publication in late 2007, but its archive, which spans back to February 2001, may be particularly useful to some OPASTCO members. The blog covers a wide scope of topics relevant to telephony’s evolution from strictly landline to wireless and IP and the forces that have helped shape it.
http://www.disruptivetelephony.com/
Disruptive Technology is more of an opinion-driven blog, with posts focused on the effect of VoIP on the greater telephone industry. The site covers both domestic and international VoIP-related news, innovations and development.
http://www.tmcnet.com/tmcnet/blogs.htm
TMCnet.com, operated by Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC), offers several blogs dedicated to VoIP, wireless, and other Internet-based communications. Between them, the blogs cover news, reviews, opinion and analysis of different secotrs of the telecom industry.
SnapVoip is an independent blog (or so it seems: its three authors appear to be tech enthusiasts rather than part of a certain company or publisher) discusses various technical facets of VoIP, as well as other technology news.
http://blog.telephonyonline.com/telephony2
Telephony magazine’s Telephony 2.0 concerns pretty much what the title suggests, but what differentiates it from similar blogs is that its content also appears to address how emerging technology will affect telcos themselves.
Technology Policy
http://blog.gartner.com/blog/comminn.php
Communications Innovations, published by Gartner, a technology research and advisory firm, doesn’t strictly discuss tech policy, but its tone and content separates from news/review blogs. The blog’s main focus is on the overall effect disruptive technologies may have on traditional business models.
Published by Cisco, this blog offers opinion on technology and government affairs, both in the
http://techpolicy.typepad.com/
A generalist tech and policy opinion blog published by students in MIT’s Technology and Policy program, independent of the program itself.
http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/
Google’s public policy blog.
Published by the Center for Democracy and Technology (
http://www.techpolicycentral.com/
Tech Policy Central covers the effect of government policy on a wide range of technological adoption and innovation.
http://www.publicknowledge.org/blog
Similar in content and scope to the
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/ and http://www.handsoff.org/blog/
Both are pro-net neutrality blogs.
Blog of Columbia Law Prof. Tim Wu, albeit with mix of tech and personal.