Scott Bradner: 'Net Insider

For the election, the answer was the Internet. What was your question?

Scott Bradner — 2008-11-10T00:00:00Z

A look at how Obama's use of the Internet in his successful campaign seemed to surprise the press, and at what it will mean for the Internet going forward and for the new administration.

My 10 tech-related wishes for the Obama administration

Scott Bradner — 2008-11-05T00:00:00Z

10 technology-related wishes for the Obama administration, including an FCC reorganization and a DMCA revision.

Are tax-payer-funded networks a good idea?

Scott Bradner — 2008-10-27T00:00:00Z

Palo Alto, Calif., wants to provide its own broadband connectivity system. Can it succeed where other municipalities have failed?

White space and the FCC: a chance to do the right thing

Scott Bradner — 2008-10-22T00:00:00Z

One of the few unqualified success stories in recent U.S. spectrum policy has been the unlicensed spectrum used by devices ranging from car door openers to Wi-Fi. If the current schedule holds, the FCC may vote on Nov. 4 (the U.S. Election Day) to expand this spectrum considerably. Such a vote might upset traditional broadcasters but would clearly be a big win for most of the population.

How bad is U.S. broadband deployment?

Scott Bradner — 2008-10-15T00:00:00Z

It looks like we'll finally get useful info about where the U.S. stands on broadband Internet deployment now that Congress is forcing the FCC's hand.

Will Apple be forced to make more money?

Scott Bradner — 2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

Apple-AT&T iPhone agreement has gotten the court’s attention.

Is ignorance of the law a design goal?

Scott Bradner — 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

Carl Malumad is pushing for more U.S. laws and standards to be Internet accessible.

This is not a Mac vs. PC column

Scott Bradner — 2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

Microsoft has sold a lot of copies of Vista; in May it reported it had sold 140 million. This statistic, along with the data points that 2007 was a record year for Microsoft and that 2007 Windows revenue was about $17 billion, should be seen as rather good news. Yet the press hardly ever has a good word to say about Vista and its adoption.

Fantasy numbers about fantasy football

Scott Bradner — 2008-09-16T00:00:00Z

Blazing headlines warning that American business will lose a billion or more dollars because of the college basketball playoffs have become a ritual of spring. Now such sports-related doom-saying is creeping into the fall. I just saw a headline that claimed fantasy football was going to cost American businesses $435 million per week during the upcoming NFL season. The basic premise that this kind of money is actually lost is more than a bit wacko, and this should be clear to just about everyone, so why do these fantasy numbers get so widely reported?

Life at 10 years AG (after Google)

Scott Bradner — 2008-09-09T00:00:00Z

A look back at 10 years of Google and the rise of moms surfing the Web.