Fight: The wired guide to net neutrality

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By Brian Barret
 
Wednesday marks a day of protest across the web, with tech giants like Amazon, Facebook, Reddit, and scores more demonstrating their support for net neutrality. Rightly so. Net neutrality is the defining issue of the internet today, the difference between a free and open online experience and one where corporations dictate what you can see, and how fast you can see it.

To understand the importance of net neutrality–and the public fight to preserve it–we’re gathering here a collection that illustrates what it is, why it matters, and how lost the internet would be without it. Read it today, remember it tomorrow, and keep the fight going for as long as it takes.

Why Net Neutrality Matters

Looking for a primer on what all the fuss is about? Here’s your look at why net neutrality matters, even when it feels like lost cause.

The Who’s Who of Net Neutrality’s ‘Day of Action’

Here’s where the internet giants stand on the net neutrality issue. For many, particularly Facebook and Google, it’s a more complicated relationship than you might think.

Senator Ron Wyden Leads the Battle for Net Neutrality

A conversation with the Senate’s staunchest net neutrality advocate on what can be done, both within and without the political process.

How the Internet Showed Up for Net Neutrality

There's no one way to show your net neutrality stripes. The Day of Action saw a variety of internet responses, from Reddit's homepage takeover to Google's, well, blog post.

How to Keep the Fight for Net Neutrality Going

The fight to safeguard net neutrality got a serious boost from the Day of Action, but needs long-term commitment and planning to put that momentum to good use. Here's how you can keep banging the drum, for however long it takes.

Kill the Open Internet, and Wave Goodbye to Consumer Choice

A current FCC commissioner and former FCC general counsel lay out the competitive case for keeping net neutrality alive.

Former FCC Boss Tom Wheeler Defends Internet Freedom

During his tenure as FCC chair in the Obama administration, Tom Wheeler fought to preserve the fundamentals of net neutrality. Without it, he says in this exclusive interview, internet freedom will be lost.

Net Neutrality Benefits Consumers and Companies Alike

In this op-ed, NYU economist Nicholas Economides argues that net neutrality shouldn’t pit people against companies. In fact, it’s actively good for business.

Hey, Start-Ups, It's Your Duty to Fight For Net Neutrality

Sam Altman, president of the influential Y Combinator start-up indicator, argues in this op-ed that early-stage companies shouldn't merely take an interest in net neutrality; they have an obligation to fight for it.

The End of Net Neutrality Could Shackle the Internet of Things

It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking net neutrality applies to video only. But in truth, its demise would exact a serious toll across the entire internet–especially the internet of things.

How the internet showded up for net neutrality today, from Reddit to Google

 

By Elisabeth Stinson

MAYBE YOU’VE NOTICED that today is a day of online protest. Or maybe you haven’t. Whether you realize that today marks a Day of Action in support of net neutrality depends entirely on what websites you visit—and how the companies behind those websites feel about the issue.

Organized by a coalition of pro-net neutrality non-profits, Wednesday's Day of Action stand in opposition to the FCC’s plans to reverse Title II, a set of legal frameworks that prevent internet service providers from exerting too much control over your internet experience. Without Title II, ISPs could potentially slow your internet speed based on the websites you visit, or block certain services and websites all together. Not cool.

In response, the collective internet has rolled out various calls to actions that urge site visitors to file public comments and write letters to Congress asking their representatives to keep net neutrality protections intact. All told, more than 100,000 websites, organizations, and individual internet denizens are taking part.

Some companies, it turns out, protest more effectively than others. While websites like Kickstarter and Reddit went all out with full-page takeovers and interactive graphics, others took a more nuanced approach. Here’s how they stack up, from most to least outspoken.

Reddit

The first thing you notice when you hit Reddit’s landing page isn’t the "front page of the internet." Rather, it’s a message typed in turtle-speed that reads: “The internet’s less slow when your favorite sites load slowly, isn’t it?” Indeed. Once the message disappears, you’ll see in the top lefthand corner of the page that Redditors replaced the site’s alien logo with a fake, mildly dystopian alert: “Monthly Bandwidth Exceeded, Click to Upgrade.” No surprise that Reddit stands out among today’s protesters (its co-founders have long been vocal advocates for a free and open internet), but the sheer creativity Reddit deployed makes its message all the more clear.

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Kickstarter

You can't miss Kickstarter’s Day of Action play. Before you can enter the crowdfunding website, it greets you with a bold statement that reads, “Defend Net Neutrality: Protect creativity, innovation, and free speech in the digital age. Keep the internet open for everyone.” Kickstarter has advocated for net neutrality for years, writing blog posts in the lead up to 2015’s Title II decision. Two years later, the company holds strong, this time with a message that's brilliant in its simplicity. One glance, and there’s no mistaking where the company stands or what you can do to help.

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Netflix

In 2014, Netflix lead the way during Internet Slowdown Day, another coordinated online protest organized by the group behind a Day of Action. This year, the company has stepped up once again, with a banner that runs across the top of both its homepage and individual users’ landing pages. It’s hard to miss—which is the point!—and gives a clear indicator that while Netflix might not be as vocal as it once was on net neutrality's importance, it still participates in the fight.

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Vimeo and College Humor

Banners are great. Pop-ups, too. But if you’re a company like Vimeo or CollegeHumor, stick with what you do best: video. Today, both companies feature original shorts front and center on their home pages that explain net neutrality and how you can help protect it. To its credit, CollegeHumor went one step further, devoting three of its top positions to stories and videos about the topic.

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Airbnb

Airbnb gave its support for net neutrality A1 status. Posted above “Experiences,” “Homes” and “Destinations” is a clear directive to get in touch with Congress–although you can still search for a vacation stay before you hit the Day of Action banner.

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Twitter

Normally Twitter’s top trending spot belongs to #Trump or #Kardashians, but today the service devoted its pole position to #NetNeutrality. Twitter’s public policy team also penned a blog post urging users to “join the fight for net neutrality.” Less effective than a highly-seen hashtag, maybe, but it does give great background on why Twitter cares and why you should, too.

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Amazon

Can’t find Amazon’s call to action? Look again. Yep, over there on the right rail, sandwiched in between an ad for Progressive and Amazon Music. Points for posting something. But if you’re having trouble finding the Everything Store's minimalist ode to net neutrality, you’re not alone.

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Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg took time out of his small-town tour to pen a Facebook post on the company’s support of net neutrality date-marked from Sturgis, SD. Could the social media behemoth have used the massive reach of its News Feed to encourage users to get involved? Sure. But Zuck’s note manages to be efficient and supportive, which counts for something. At least his 93 million or so followers should see it.

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Yelp

The recommendation website changed its logo to temporarily include a spinning wheel of death—the unofficial logo for Day of Action. It’s cleverly subtle, but almost too subtle, since it’s lacking a direct call to action.

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Google

Google missed out on a golden doodle opportunity. Instead, the biggest player on the web wrote a blog post and sent an email to members of Take Action, a campaign dedicated to people who, presumably, already care about preserving an open internet. Its reluctance to dedicate homepage space to net neutrality might also have something to do with the company's complicated relationship with the issues.

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Map of Acess to the internet

A Universidade de Oxford pôs no ar um mapa do acesso à internet no mundo atualizado para 2015. Seu desenho reflete a distribuição de riqueza no planeta. Mais de 90% da população está na rede em países da Europa, América do Norte, Oceania e cantos pontuais da Ásia. E em nenhum lugar tem tão pouca gente digital quanto na África Subsaariana e noutros cantos da Ásia. Na América Latina há países com acesso na casa dos 60-70% — Argentina, Chile, Uruguai, Venezuela — e os acima de 50% — Brasil, Colômbia e México. O resto está abaixo (fonte Canal Meio)
 

O ranking dos livros mais vendidos no Brasil desde 2010

Eduardo Maschio e Rodolfo Almeida 03 Jul 2017

Dados dos últimos seis anos do portal Publishnews indicam uma alta recente na procura por obras de autoajuda e infantojuvenis. Autor mais vendido no período é o bispo Edir Macedo










Metodologia: O Publishnews é um portal especializado em mercado editorial que, desde 2010 publica o ranking dos livros mais vendidos nacionalente. A lista é uma amostragem elaborada a partir da soma das vendas de uma lista de livrarias consultadas (Argumento, Cultura, Curitiba, Fnac, Laselva, Leitura, Livraria da Vila, Martins Fontes SP, Nobel, Saraiva, SuperNews e Travessa). Cada título é considerado em apenas uma categoria (não há sobreposição entre “negócios” e “não-ficção”, por exemplo). Cada edição de uma obra é considerada individualmente. O ranking é atualizado semanalmente e aglutinado em rankings mensais, utilizados nestes gráficos. 

Fonte: Publishnews (dados do período de setembro de 2010 a julho de 2017).

Link para matéria: https://www.nexojornal.com.br/grafico/2017/07/03/O-ranking-dos-livros-mais-vendidos-no-Brasil-desde-2010?utm_source=meio&utm_medium=email

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