NET-NUTRALITY

• The fundamental issue underlying the debate on net nutrality is not putting compaines in positions to manopolize the operation of the internet.
• Google and Ebay are in favor of net nutrality. They feel that every website should be treated the same and it wouldnt be fair for websites ran by compaines with more money to be deliverd faster than up-and-coming websites.
• At&t Verizon are opposed to neutrality. They feel that who ever has the most money should be able to run the internet. At&t really feels this way because they dont mind manopolies, as they're trying to buy every phone company around. Comcast has recently been accused of blocking P2P file sharing during peek hours, thus violating the laws of net nutrality
• I feel that the internet is just fine how it is. its not bothering anyone, and if net nutrality is ruled against, who knows how the net will be. it goes back to the old saying, "if it aint broke, dont try to fix it".

CYBER-SQUATTING

My opionon on cybersquatting is that it is annoying, but a smart way to get money. the internet is a place where everyone can do almost anything, so if i want to make use someone elses name as my domain-name, then i think its ok. there are other reasons to do it other than to make money, sometimes it happens just as a co-incidence like with the Nissan guy being sued by the Nissan car company over Nissan.net. Nissan is the guys last name, and part of the name of his company. i dont think there should even be a lawsuit over this. through reading his statments, i think that if cybersquatting became more of a legal matter then you should have a reason for using the name you are using, rather than because you can. it still feels like it could be a violation of copyrght or trademark laws.

week 2- THE iNTERNET

More and more people are discovering the internet everyday. Theres no limit to the things you can do on it, shop, chat, or even meet ur future ex-wife or husband. it also is a place where we can keep up with friends we dont see often, communicate to professors and get information for assignments. there is a dark side to the internet too; identity theft and sexual predators in chatrooms just to name a few.

Since highschool, ive been using the internet for mostly the same things, resarch papers, myspace and shopping. maybe one of the best/ worse things that i found on the internet was ebay. WOW, i used to be a shoe addict and since i wear such a large size, its hard for me to find shoes in stores. i'd end up spending all of my money on shoes that i didnt need, but im better at that now, but maybe thats because i have all of the shoes that i wanted. but theres no doubt that the internet is a great place to find info about things you dont know about. i find myself typing things into google wen im not sure about it and within a few clicks, im familiar with what ever i wanted to know.

week 1 blog

My name is James Morgan, Im a 20 year-old Jr from Seattle Washington. Next May ill be graduating with a degree in Communications Studies. Im attending USF on a full athletic scholarship to play basketball. With my free time, the little that i have, i like to sleep, go to the club or go see a movie. i would say that im very experienced with computers. the html thing is new to me though. i love the new things that technology brings us because it makes life so much easier than it used to be, but it i know it also can complicate things.