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There have been lots of stories of Comcast technicians screwing off, falling asleep, helping themselves to food, and other odd behavior, but this is just horrible. Two Comcast vans were street racing in Huntsvill, AL, when one lost control and wrecked, hitting a car. Inside the car was three-year-old girl who’s now in a coma, and [...]
A subset of the Gillmor Gang met via telephone this afternoon to debate the $150 - $170 million Comcast acquisition of Plaxo. Listen to Steve Gillmor, Dan Farber, Robert Scoble, Jason Calacanis and me talk about whether this was a smart move for Comcast, or a sucker’s purchase of a company no one in Silicon [...]
I had a chance to talk to John McCrea today regarding the acquisition of his company by Comcast, and while a lot of the raw information is probably found elsewhere or in other analysis, the way he laid it all out to me showed me exactly how much sense the joining of these two organizations [...]
Section: News , Communications , Computers , Networking , Web , Websites Remember the rumor back in February that Google was buying Plaxo for $200 million ? Well, for the most part, it turned out to be a trumor. However, instead of Google making the purchase, it turns out that Comcast is doing the buying. The cable company plans to utilize Plaxo to deliver upcoming social-networking features...
Sick of social networks yet? Too bad. Comcast Interactive Media has purchased Plaxo for an undisclosed sum in an effort to add social networking components to its network. "Together, we will be able to help users connect with all the people they care about, across all of the devices they use, with all the media they love to consume, create, and share," Plaxo executives wrote in a Wednesday...
The neutralists are touting a study by a German research center alleging Comcast blocking of BitTorrent at all hours of the day: The Max Planck Institute has released a new survey of worldwide BitTorrent traffic finding that Comcast and Cox are the chief offenders for throttling traffic, and that they block at all hours of the [...]
It sure looks like Cox and Comcast are blocking file-sharing connections. The Max Planck Institute for Software Systems in Saarbruecken, Germany surveyed 8,175 Internet users around the world and found conclusive evidence of the practice at only three ISPs, including StarHub in Singapore.
Comcast is buying contact management company Plaxo and plans to incorporate into all its offerings features intended to help people synchronize their address books and connect socially online. The Philadelphia-based cable company said social networking and other services will be added to its Comcast.net, Fancast.com and Fandango.com Web sites.
A German computer research group reports that US broadband providers Comcast & Cox continue to slow P2P traffic — not just during peak hours — but all day long.
New information is coming to the surface that implicates Comcast in blocking BitTorrent traffic on its network. This is bad enough on the surface, but it gets a triple badness score when you consider it told the FCC the contrary this past February. Ben Scott, policy director of Free Press, said in a response: “Consumers [...]
I'm still trying to make sense of the news that Comcast is buyingPlaxo ( reported value of the deal between $100 and $200 M). I can'ttell you how happy I am for Plaxo and especially Joseph Smarr who Ihave great respect for (see our Technometriainterview with Joseph Smarr here ). Still, the discontinuity between what Plaxo is and what Comcast doesis jarring--at least on the surface. I...
I don't really use BitTorrent much at all. Sure, I downloaded some HiDef video to test out content delivery over my home LAN from a server to my HDTV, but I don't scour the net for movies and music like I used to.
Cox Communications is actively blocking BitTorrent file-sharing users from enjoying unfettered Internet services, according to a new study based on more than 8,000 Internet users. Like Comcast, which was the first major cable Internet service provider to be outed for throttling peer-to-peer data, Cox says it interferes with the traffic to ensure quality service for all of its customers.
Cable operator Comcast has announced it will be acquiring pioneering social networking site Plaxo as a leg up to implementing social networking features across its television and, eventually, mobile platforms. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but industry reports and one source put the eventual payout between $140 and $180 million, contingent upon future performance. "Joining forces with...
Cable companies have been on a fast track, upgrading their networks to provide integrated digital video, high-speed data and voice services—which means incumbent telcos now face stiff competition from cable operators aiming to supply residential and small business customers with a bundled services. With competitors like Cox Communications, CableVision, Comcast, Charter, Time-Warner, and other top-tier...
