Sadly, I can remember a time before the Internet when I had to actually enter a library and look in books to retrieve even broad based information. So when I discover new and easier ways in which information is being culled, curated, and consumed because of the Internet, I’m forever grateful. And as if the [...]
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1 Comment »The folks over at Pingdom have compiled an amazing breadth of statistics pertaining to the Internet as of the end of 2010. The numbers are staggering, interesting, and just as revealing as Amazon’s 2010 holiday sales statistics. Excerpted stats are listed below, but definitely consider checking out the source site for the complete picture with [...]
Comcast released an explanation of Internet peering today as a subtle defense to the fees it recently imposed on Level 3 Communications. Comcast’s explanation of Internet peering focuses on the fact that the various large networks of which the Internet is composed generally have pre-established peering policies that hinge on fair and equal exchanges of traffic. When [...]
Posted in Content Delivery, Internet, Networking, PCs and Laptops, Technology, Web Technology Tags: comcast, Internet, Level 3, Net Neutrality, Netflix, peering No Comments »Disappointing news for net neutrality proponents hit the wire late today. Apparently, in response to Netflix‘ recent deal with Level 3 Communications in which Level 3 will carry Netflix streaming video data traffic, Comcast has levied a recurring fee on Level 3 to deliver this streaming video traffic to its customers. Backed into a corner, Level 3 [...]
Posted in Content Delivery, How It Works, Internet, Technology, Web Technology Tags: comcast, Internet, Level 3, Net Neutrality, Netflix 3 Comments »
