Speta produces an article which examines the proposed merger between NBC and Comcast. He points out that Comcast will be the majority owner and is already the nation’s largest distributor of cable services. The company already owns several of its own channels including sports, news, and political content.

ABI Research looks into the application and acceptance of cloud computing amongst the US consumer. Cloud Computing is a technology used where applications are web based and off site of the users computer.

Castro delves into the Facebook privacy issue in his latest article. He states that the latest concern, which has drawn letters from several Congressmen, are two new features introduced at the recent F8 Developers Conference.

Ford and Spiwak examine “data-driven decisionmaking,” and suggest that any public policy decision making should be accompanied by evidence. Furthermore, what should be data-driven proposals and conclusions that do not include evidence lacks any substance. Data as evidence provides support to whatever claim is being made.

ABI Research reports that their latest research shows that there has been significant growth in fixed broadband since 2008.

Platts has indicated that broadcasters are aiming to create a national mobile Television network for hand held devices. The broadcasters involved are members of the Open Mobile Video Coalition and intend to use broadband spectrum to stream video content to mobile devices.

Assemblyman Brian Kolb of the New York Assembly submitted AB 2837 in January of 2009. The bill failed to advance and has been referred to the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee which has set a hearing for April 27th on the bill.

Jordan presents his latest article touching on a subject that is a growing concern amongst engineers. Generally speaking, when Network Neutrality is discussed, that discussion revolves around the wired network. But particularly in the last 5 years wireless networks have seen growth rates at levels in some cases over 1000%. As the Net Neutrality debate continues, Jordan ponders if the debate for Net Neutrality when applied to the wireless network would need to be altered.

Goldman authors his latest article on the free editability of Wikipedia. He believes this free editability is both what makes Wikipedia unique and its “achilles heel” as he puts it. Goldman puts forth the argument that Wikipedia has survived longer than many other user-generated content websites because it has a very loyal following of editors.

Authors Castro, Atkinson, and Ezell examine the rapid growth of the self-service that has occurred because of information technology. The area of self-service is any service that was previously provided by a service agent. The authors use the example of a telephone operator, for instance, to place a call for you that is now done via self-service.