The whole fight about net neutrality is about to take a turn from the abstract to the concrete but in a somewhat unexpected way. It is not ISPs or telcos that are turning out to be the immediate culprits, but rather content owners, specifically TV networks. They are blocking Google TV from accessing their web sites with a regular browser and no changes to the experience. So while you can connect your Google TV to the internet, these sites have chosen to block your access purely on the basis o...

The whole fight about net neutrality is about to take a turn from the abstract to the concrete but in a somewhat unexpected way. It is not ISPs or telcos that are turning out to be the immediate culprits, but rather content owners, specifically TV networks. They are blocking Google TV from accessing their web sites with a regular browser and no changes to the experience. So while you can connect your Google TV to the internet, these sites have chosen to block your access purely on the basis o...

The frontpage of Techmeme is simply stunning at the moment. So many important things happening:Google announcing an attempt to completely remake communication and joint document prodcution with Wave. See “Went Walkabout. Brought back Google Wave” on the Google blog. Microsoft is trying to get back into the search game with Bing. It definitely looks like an attempt at a differentiated offering as can be seen in the video promoting it (although launching via a video seems a bit lame). Hulu, whi...

The frontpage of Techmeme is simply stunning at the moment. So many important things happening:Google announcing an attempt to completely remake communication and joint document prodcution with Wave. See “Went Walkabout. Brought back Google Wave” on the Google blog. Microsoft is trying to get back into the search game with Bing. It definitely looks like an attempt at a differentiated offering as can be seen in the video promoting it (although launching via a video seems a bit lame). Hulu, whi...