5 posts and columns on limits

AT&T Web Customers Face Data Cap

in News on March 14, 2011 at 2:35 am PT

AT&T Inc. said Sunday that it will begin to cap DSL data usage for its Internet customers and implement charges for anyone who goes over the limit.

Twitter Offers Metered Pricing for Firehose of Tweets

in Social on February 2, 2011 at 5:43 pm PT

Gnip, Twitter’s only official data reseller, will give customers access to a keyword-filtered set of all tweets at a cost of 10 cents per thousand tweets.

Want to Cut Your Cord? The NBC U-Comcast Deal Won't Make It Easier

in Media on January 18, 2011 at 2:47 pm PT

If you were hoping that the government restrictions on the NBC U-Comcast deal would make it easier for you to stop paying for cable, you’re out of luck. The government is forcing the new company to offer its stuff to online outlets like Netflix and iTunes. But it won’t happen in the way that cord cutters would like. If it happens at all.

Will the Real Facebook Shareholders Please Stand Up?

in Social on January 6, 2011 at 2:35 pm PT

In the midst of this investor frenzy around Facebook, it is critical to keep in mind that the most important “owners” of Facebook are its 600 million active users.