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[The Future Of Radio] Looks like I'm not the only who is skeptical of claims that Google's rumored plan to offer free WiFi would permanently alter the course of Western civilization. Marty Copper, who was one of the key figures in the development of the cell phone at Motorola, says "They [Google] are clearly a great company,
Some related posts from Technorati and Google.
Om Malik’s Broadband Blog: At Broadband WorldWide Conference in Madrid, Spain he said that the concept of free wireless in the cities supported by advertising is a disruptive idea, but warned that building wireless infrastructure in cities like San Francisco is not going to be either cheap or easy. He sees fatal flaws in Google’s plan to blanket the city with WiFi access points that would provide 95% outdoor and 90% indoor coverage. (via Cosmos)
[IP Democracy] A New Broadband Access Model From Google?: Google’s move to enter the broadband access market could even impact developments in Congress, which is considering various approaches to a Telecom Act rewrite. Among the more contentious issues addressed by various draft bills are network neutrality, municipal broadband and privacy, all of which are raised—and with a somewhat novel twist—by Google’s WiFi proposal.
[The Stalwart] GoogleNet?: Get Ready for GoogleNet." href="http://www.business2.com/b2/web/articles/0,17863,1093558-1,00.html">Business 2.0 speculates that Google (NASD: GOOG) may be getting into the broadband game, possibly trying to offer free WiFi across cities nationwide that would drive usage of various high-bandwidth google.com applications in the future. He cites some interesting evidence:
[My Shingle] Is Small Always Better?: of Patent Baristas takes a skeptical look at whether small is the new big for law firms with a discussion of this recent post, Small Is the New Big, at Seth Godin's blog. Here's a sampling from Godin's post:
[Koranteng's Toli] PITTs: Naming An Aesthetic: Over the weekend, I watched American Idol for the first time (in London) which reminded me of watching Dallas and Dynasty in the early 1980s in France - I never liked the English voices of JR and Bobby that I heard later, also watching Rambo/First Blood with Sylvester Stallone was more satisfying in French as were the good old Starsky et Hutch whose theme song I can still sing when alcohol has loosened the bonds of inhibition; there were also those Good Old Boys called the Dukes of Hazard who were great with provencal accents but that is stepping into the realm of political incorrectness).
[Plugs] Geek Plug, Part Deux: Amazon's "Search Inside the Book," but what the hell. I like 'em, so I'm gonna plug 'em. 1. Google Maps - Satellite version. There's no denying that Google Maps kicks Mapquest's butt. IMG Hartsdale... pinpointing the nearest Kinkos -- it all rocks. But above all, the coolest part of Google Maps
[News.com.com] Google | News.blog | CNET News.com: Now, that wording is gone and additional information has been added, including a footnote that says: "Full-disclosure update: When we first wrote these '10 things' four years ago, we included the phrase 'Google does not do horoscopes, financial advice or chat.' Over time, we've expanded our view of the range of services we can offer--Web search, for instance, isn't the only way for people to access or use information--and products that then seemed unlikely are now key aspects of our portfolio. This doesn't mean we've changed our core mission;
[Muniwireless.com] MuniWireless » Blog Archive » Fund a free citywide Wi-Fi network ...: I was sitting in a Wi-Fi cafe (Lulu Carpenter’s) in Santa Cruz, California this afternoon with my husband, wondering how to create a citywide wireless broadband network that offers access free of charge to users and pays for itself (or even makes money). Suddenly it came to us: advertising (Google adsense plus Google Maps plus Local Search).
[Ebiquity.umbc.edu] EBB: ebiquity blog at UMBC (mobile and pervasive computing ...: Altova released their XMLSpy in a time when many people are skeptical about .Evidence includes several pages found at wifi.google.com including a FAQ for .
[Wifi.weblogsinc.com] Can WiMax Live Up to The Hype? - The WiFi Weblog - wifi.weblogsinc ...: However, he is skeptical that it will be useful as a WiFi replacement and of claims that it will enable users to carry a high-speed Internet connection anywhere they go in a metro area.
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Posted at October 08, 2005 10:44 AM
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