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M.A.N., Finally a New Model
It appears Google has put in a bid to setup a free Municipal Area Network in the San Francisco Bay area. These may seem like same old, same old west-tech market place exploration, but it has pretty big implications.
First of all, Google is now the most valuable media company in the world according to their market value. Let me say that again, we're talking about the largest media company in the world offering free internet, via wireless, citywide, networks.
Second, because we know nothing is free in this world, they seem to have the technology, and a lot of people suggesting, that it'll be bank-rolled by geo-relational targeted advertising. They know which towers you're accessing, and could possibly even triangulate nearly your exact geo-spacial position. When you're sipping your Corner Cup latte surfing Google's free-access, citywide wireless internet, every Parkside business with an Ad-Sense account will have free reign to your browsers load page. This may or may not be a good thing, but I think we're safe in Google's hands, for now.
Finally we get to what matters. Because we know Google is the big media company that will, "Do No Evil," and Ad-Words are the very least of the problem that is online advertising, we begin to realize what this really all adds up too: A New Model.
Free internet access folks. Powered by an engine that has time after time shown that, "they could." They have given us Google Maps, Google Labs, Google Earth, Google Talk, Google Desktop, Google Search, let them give us Google Internet.
The most important thing here is that they will show us a way. Not the way. Please don't take from this that what they offer to offer is the end all, it is far from it to say the least. It's a giant leap in the formation of the Great Information Society. We're getting so much closer everyday. These days wont be lost among those who harness their opportunity.
10.04.2005
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