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Rethinking Internet Infrastructure•
Harnessing the Media Explosion
Michael M. Roberts The Darwin Group, Inc.
Educause Net@edu Annual MeetingTempe, Arizona
February 11, 2008
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Some Internet Media GeneralizationsSome Internet Media Generalizations
• Beware the demographic shifts!• Assume "Big Broadband"• Convergence & "creative destruction" will continue on fast track
• Entertainment/recreation will consume greatestnumber of mips/packets
• Advertising will pay *most* of the bills• Other applications will ride piggyback
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Some Media IssuesSome Media Issues
• Copyright piracy is solved by "pay by the drink"?
• Will "brute force" continue to carry the day?• When "everyone has access to everything," what does "scholarship" mean?
• Will the proletarian hordes destroy Western culture?
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The Way Forward • Some Positive Steps The Way Forward • Some Positive Steps
• Discriminate/differentiate modes of Internet use
• Use symbolism of separate virtual networks, e.gEdnet, Mednet, Govnet, Gamenet
• Do physical hybrid nets where needed/justified• Create Internet version of old media rewardsfor quality
• Incubate Innovation!