Posts Tagged ‘ Internet ’

Upcoming Web Site Regs Could Nail Online Micros

Feb 14th, 2011 | By Dawn R. Rivers | Category: Regulations

The Justice Department is in the early stages of crafting a new set of regulations on Web site accessibility standards, in order to bring the web into compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). And why, after more than 20 years, is the Justice Department suddenly talking about a new set of [...]



Connect The Dots

May 17th, 2010 | By Dawn R. Rivers | Category: Policy Matters

As I listened, I realized that there was one thing that I was hearing and one other thing that I was not hearing.

What I heard was this: ladies and gentlemen, what we are describing is the future of doing business. Technology will change the way we operate, as we become able to accomplish more with our lean, über-efficient operations. We invite you to gaze upon the future of small business.

What I did not hear was this: oh, by the way, operating in this lean and efficient way will mean we will probably find it unnecessary to hire as many people to staff our firms as we used to.



Broadband Plan Doesn’t Plan For Micros

Apr 12th, 2010 | By Dawn R. Rivers | Category: Technology

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the release of its National Broadband Plan a few weeks ago, accompanied by as much hullabaloo as could be spared from health care reform. Whatever else this plan is, or is supposed to be, the FCC had a clear Congressional mandate to get certain things done here. The agency [...]