Comments on: Who needs MSM? http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/02/26/who-needs-msm/ by Jeff Jarvis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:50:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: joe c. http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/02/26/who-needs-msm/#comment-343869 joe c. Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:36:10 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/02/26/who-needs-msm/#comment-343869 It will leave room for the rest of us only as long as Net Neutrality exists. It's the single essential characteristic without which this revolution cannot take place. There is no longer corporate control of the production and distribution channel and the consumers are leaving MSM in droves. As you point out, MSM still doesn't get it. It's almost laughable. They threaten to leave and people say, "Hey, here's your hat, good luck with that." I can't believe we've heard the last from the cable companies, the phone companies (soon to be monopolies again) and the TV networks. They stand to lose billions unless they can regain control of distribution. They're not going to give in easily. We can only hope the new Congress and newly aware New Media consumers will fight to retain neutrality. It will leave room for the rest of us only as long as Net Neutrality exists. It’s the single essential characteristic without which this revolution cannot take place. There is no longer corporate control of the production and distribution channel and the consumers are leaving MSM in droves. As you point out, MSM still doesn’t get it. It’s almost laughable. They threaten to leave and people say, “Hey, here’s your hat, good luck with that.”

I can’t believe we’ve heard the last from the cable companies, the phone companies (soon to be monopolies again) and the TV networks. They stand to lose billions unless they can regain control of distribution. They’re not going to give in easily. We can only hope the new Congress and newly aware New Media consumers will fight to retain neutrality.

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