Advocating for the interests of California’s Technology and Innovation Sectors
Published on August 25, 2010, source: FierceWireless
Nearly a year ago, on Aug. 27, 2009, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski called to order his first meeting as the head of the new five-member panel. Inside the FCC's low-slung but expansive meeting room in Southwest Washington, D.C., the commission voted to open a series of inquiries into the wireless industry.
Published on August 19, 2010, source: San Jose Mercury News
The cool Silicon Valley summer is bringing with it a welcome thaw in the regulatory cold war over broadband Internet. The real argument is about net neutrality, the long-standing principle that Internet service providers should not interfere with the Web-surfing choices of their customers by blocking or prioritizing some content to improve their own bottom lines. Net neutrality is largely a technical issue, but over the past year it has taken on an unpleasant political odor, overpowering the reality that most everyone agrees on the basic principles of a free and open Internet.
Published on July 30, 2010, source: Press Democrat
For clues to a person’s political beliefs, you can check out the car that they drive (think Prius versus Hummer) or even observe the kinds of foods that they eat (think tofu versus cheeseburger). But iPhones versus Blackberrys? Can the brand of smartphone that a person uses peg how they are likely to vote?
Published on July 29, 2010, source: Capitol Weekly
Campaign strategists can get a good idea about your political preferences just by looking at the brand of your smart phone. A new study by Tulchin Research, a polling and strategic consulting firm, has recently shown that the majority of Californians carrying iPhones support Jerry Brown in the race for governor while those pecking away on Blackberries are more likely to support Meg Whitman.
Published on July 27, 2010, source: sophia perl of wisdom blog
CALInnovates.org gave away free iPhone skins of the California state flag (it’s on my iPhone now) and a free t-shirt, womens if I may add. They asked how I felt about California legislature affecting high-tech companies. I just commented that California government is doing what the housing real estate market is doing. There is a high demand to live in certain areas (e.g, SF, LA, near the beach), so hike up the house price until buyers stop buying aka companies stop coming to California.
Published on July 18, 2010, source: San Francisco Chronicle
Craigslist's 2-year-old lawsuit against eBay Inc., the company Whitman ran for a decade, could commence in San Francisco Superior Court in the weeks or months ahead.
Published on July 09, 2010, source: POLITICO
BlackBerrys, iPhones and Droids may dot congressional committee chambers and sometimes — despite rules to the contrary — appear on the House and Senate floors. But a growing frustration still pervades Silicon Valley that there is more than distance separating Washington and Silicon Valley. There’s a gap in knowledge, too. Washington doesn’t get tech.
Published on May 24, 2010, source: The Wall Street Journal
Companies From Texas to Missouri Rethink Tactics to Attract Talent as Competition Grows; Employing the Personal Pitch
Published on April 27, 2010, source: Reuters
In what will likely be a landmark ruling that will affect the gaming industry, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a video game case involving free-speech rights. The state of California appealed to the highest court after a state appeals justice struck down a law banning the sale and rental of violent video games to minors. The state court ruled the law violated constitutional free-speech rights. The ultimate decision will affect sales of video games and very likely other entertainment businesses.
Published on April 07, 2010, source: Orange County Register
Internet freedom is an idea most people would call important but it is equally important that we do not begin to think of Internet access as an entitlement. A ruling by a federal appeals court is a step, at least temporarily, in the right direction toward keeping the Internet free from government control and overregulation.
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