by Mitchell Shapiro | Feb 24, 2015 | Blog
From the Detroit Free Press (bolding is mine): Businessman Dan Gilbert is not only buying dozens of buildings in downtown Detroit, he’s also linking them with some of the fastest Internet connections anywhere. Gilbert, founder and chairman of Quicken Loans and...
by Mitchell Shapiro | Feb 24, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
With the FCC taking multiple steps to expand the availability of unlicensed spectrum amid growing user reliance on untethered connectivity, the role and importance of this spectrum in the U.S. context is expanding and likely to expand further. This evolving dynamic...
by Mitchell Shapiro | Feb 20, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
As the Euro crisis enters a new high-risk phase pregnant with opportunity for either long-awaited progress or regrettable and widespread harm, I find myself pondering the value of research focused on how traditional and online/social media are treating the crisis and...
by William Dutton | Feb 19, 2015 | Blog
Scholars of the Internet and Society Please take some time to consider this last call for nominations to the Communication and Technology (CAT) Awards Committee for three different awards. CAT is a division of the International Communication Association (ICA): First,...
by quelloadmin | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog
Introduction It is amazing to me that there seems to be confusion and controversy in answering the basic question: “What is the Internet?” I have no problem in defining it and have a short and simple answer to the question based on my personal experience with its...
by Mitchell Shapiro | Feb 16, 2015 | Blog
Well, no, actually there isn’t (at least not yet). But there are some intriguing and potentially important efforts underway to give democracy a much needed boost via Internet-based applications and platforms. It’s certainly not hard to make the case that some help is...
by William Dutton | Feb 15, 2015 | Blog, FCC
This brief interview provides insights to key features of communication policy and regulatory processes in the US context. It is an interview with Professor Johannes Bauer, following a lecture he gave to visiting executives that allowed him to pursue these issues in...
by William Dutton | Feb 15, 2015 | Blog
Prior to a presentation for the Quello Center, Professor Charles Steinfield was interviewed by Bill Dutton about his work on ‘enterprise social media’, the subject of this presentation. He explains what enterprise social media are, why they are becoming...
by William Dutton | Feb 15, 2015 | Blog
The Quello Center Advisory Board identified the future of content delivery as one of the Center’s most critical issues for research. Late in 2014, Professor Steve Wildman provided an overview of the prospects for new forms of content delivery to a group of...
by Mitchell Shapiro | Feb 12, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
In the following video, President Obama announced several steps his Administration is taking to encourage municipally-owned broadband networks, as well as the rationale for taking them. A few weeks after the president’s January 14 speech, the FCC announced it...
