Web Government

Joost.com is planning to distribute video in a much more tv-like manner. High quality, high speed is the promise from the? founders of Skype. To succeed, they need to build relationships with content providers ahead of BitTorrent, YouTube and others. If they make it easy enough for broadcasters to use, they might get the users and ad revenues they’ll need to compete.

The Consumer Electronics Show has some amazing gadgets.? They just keep getting better. Kudos to all the hardware manufactures for delivering.? Synaptics as in touchpads released a phone called the Onyx. The touch screen is nice and smooth like the iPhone. It makes me want one of those too. I’ll stick with the Q until someone makes a phone specialized for video podcasters, which by the way, we’ll be doing in the very near future

From Aloha Workshops on the Big Island of Hawaii this is Brent Norris for the World Organization of Webmasters and the WOW Technology Minute.

Skype founders name new video start-up Joost
http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-6150225.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-5&subj=news? 

Joost – formerly the Venice Project
http://www.joost.com/

Week in videos: Gadget fans hit jackpot at CES
http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-6150083.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-5&subj=news

The Onyx phone by Synaptics? is packed with features
http://news.com.com/1606-12994_3-6150132.html?tag=ne.video.6150150

Move over Apple, Synaptics shows touch screen phone
http://news.com.com/1606-12994_3-6150132.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-5&subj=news

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That’s the new Windows Vista sound.

Reporters without borders spokeswoman, Lucie Morillon? recently called out the top ten countries that censor the net. As she put it, “We wanted to raise awareness of the history of censorship in these countries among democratic nations…”? ”But we also wanted to provide a means for people in repressed countries to show solidarity.”? 

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If you’ve wanted a video iPod but weren’t sure if you’re kewl enough to own one, there’s more information out about Zune at their new site. If you work for Zune and would like for me to have one, here’s my address:

General Delivery
Brent Norris
Mountain View, Hi 96771

In exchange, I’ll spend more time reading the copy at Zune.net -not an easy feat.

In other news, Yahoo! Food is now open and it’s really tasty. If you enjoy cooking this should prove to be? a? valuable 2.0 resource.? 

and in the best news of the day, CNET.com is reporting that, “The head of the Federal Trade Commission on Monday voiced reluctance toward adopting consumer protection laws that target technological concerns du jour, saying the “collective voice” of consumers often prompts change. ” She went on to say, “On the Internet, consumers appear to reign supreme, and they can be very powerful and tough customers.” Sounds good to me.

From Aloha Workshops on the Big Island of Hawaii, this is Brent Norris for the World Organization of Webmasters and the WOW Technology Minute.

Microsoft’s Zune.net
http://Zune.net

Yahoo! Food
http://food.yahoo.com

FTC chief warns against ‘unnecessary’ Net rules : CNET.com Nov 6th
http://news.com.com/FTC+chief+warns+against+unnecessary+Net+rules/2100-1028_3-6132772.html?tag=xtra

FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras? 
http://www.ftc.gov/speeches/majoras/061106dpmtech-aderemarksltrhd.pdf

Other Speeches by Mrs. Majoras
http://www.ftc.gov/speeches/majoras.htm

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