Media Moguls Just Don't Get the Internet

So, I was going to write a nice tirade against old media and their moguls. I was going to tell you all about how these gentlemen and ladies don't understand the internet well enough to market their stuff on it successfully.

But I think we all get that. These are the people in the U.S. who support laws like SOPA and PIPA. People who want to warp and bend the internet (twist it, really) into something they can monetize and capitalize on.

Here is a prime example. Rupert Murdoch, of NewsCorp, has ranted against President Obama, Google, and pretty much the way in which the internet works. This man does not understand that HIS industry is the problem.

They just don't get the internet.

Read for yourself: Rupert Murdoch Calls Google a "Piracy Leader"

Mobile Industry Wish List

There are several things I'd love to see the mobile device/carrier industry accomplish within the next few years. Here's breakdown--I'll be expounding on each wish in separate posts later on.

• Phone data plans as dumb pipes


• A viable alternative to contract-subsidized pricing for handsets


• Return to unlimited data plans (or at least capping in a way that competes with at-home ISPs)


• Unification of network technologies and a reduction in frequency diversity between carriers