internet

 

Sometimes the American public behaves like a kitten when it comes to attention span. The ball of yarn can keep a feline absorbed for only so long, and then it’s time to move on.

For us, outrage succumbs to “Out of sight, out of mind.”

 
 

I’ve written in the past about the development of the Internet and the Web as a commercial enterprise, and how keeping it free of government regulation works best. But now comes the term “Internet Neutrality” and a court ruling that brings a queasy feeling to my stomach.

 
 

In the days before instant messaging, Twitter, Google and a host of other Web-based communication tools, the Internet basically served only three groups: scientists, educators and the government.