1. 12:55 1st May 2012

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    Reblogged from emergentfutures

    Remember, Al Jazeera can topple authoritarian regimes but cannot get carried by Comcast (and is available in only five places in the U.S.). Why is that? Because Comcast and the other major cable distributors get to decide who wins and who loses, and under what terms. Negotiation isn’t a real option unless the programmer has power or is willing to share a big chunk of its revenues (or both). Now that same construct is coming to the online ecosystem.
    — Be Very Afraid: The Cable-ization of Online Life Is Upon Us | Epicenter | Wired.com Good read and definitely worrisome (via futuristgerd)
     
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