Technological advances have ushered in a wave of new products and services, bringing online distribution of video to consumers. Federal laws and regulations have sought to foster competition in the video programming and distribution marketplace, but many such laws were adopted prior to the emergence of these advances.
Video Marketplace: Competition Is Evolving, and Government Reporting Should Be Reevaluated
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Election 2016: How Big Data + Social Data Will Determine the Next President
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As our nation ramps up for 2016, the role of big data + social data in influencing election decisions cannot be ignored.
Cisco: Big Data Is The Network, Too
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John Chambers says the profits from Cisco Systems’ new strategy are still one to three years away. The strategy, however, is already becoming more clear: Big Data will only work if it’s delivered through the network, and that could go hand-in-hand with consolidation among companies that specialize in data analysis and networking or traditional computing.
Intel Fuels a Rebellion Around Your Data
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Intel is a $53-billion-a-year company that enjoys a near monopoly on the computer chips that go into PCs. But when it comes to the data underlying big companies like Facebook and Google, it says it wants to “return power to the people.”
CBO Scores Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act
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The Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607) would amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-508) to make several changes to the current laws relating to the privacy of personal electronic communications.
Introducing: Project Open Data
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Technology evolves rapidly, and it can be challenging for policy and its implementation to evolve at the same pace. Last week, President Obama launched the Administration’s new Open Data Policy and Executive Order aimed at ensuring that data released by the government will be as accessible and useful as possible. To make sure this tech-focused policy can keep up with the speed of innovation, we created Project Open Data. Project Open Data is an online, public repository intended to foster collaboration and promote the continual improvement of the Open Data Policy.
Center Will Offer New Tools for Measuring the Impact of Media Beyond Numbers
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What is the difference? If your question is like that one, more practical than philosophical, the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism may soon have an answer. With $3.25 million in initial financing from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the college’s Norman Lear Center is about to create what it is calling a “global hub” for those who would measure the actual impact of media — journalistic, cinematic, social and otherwise.
Looking at Facebook’s Friend and Relationship Status Through Big Data
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Wolfram Alpha, a computational search engine, released a detailed report about people’s friendships and relationship habits on Facebook.
Seven steps to success with mobile learning
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Implementing a mobile learning initiative is a complicated undertaking, no matter how much funding or stakeholder support you have. But a new resource from the Consortium for School Networking offers an outline for school administrators who hope to launch and sustain a successful mobile learning project.
Newspapers Turning Ideas Into Dollars
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In America's embattled newspaper industry, some business innovations are showing clear signs of success, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center. While many of these are occurring on the digital side, some papers are generating new print revenue-through circulation gains, niche products and even sales reorganization.