Network Futures

 

These are first drafts of three possible network futures, prepared for discussion at the Networked Publics Conference (Annenberg Center for Communication, April 28-29, 2006.) They were meant to stimulate debate during the conference.

Help us improve them. We welcome your comments and ideas. We would particularly appreciate specific suggestions about how to change the scenarios and improve the narratives, or contributions of images and clips we could use.

Please post your comments on Myspace or YouTube, or send them by e-mail (links provided below)

-- Walter Baer, François Bar, Shahram Ghandeharizadeh, and Fernando Ordonez

 

NeutralNet

What could happen if congress passed a network neutrality law?

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TCNOtopia

What if Telcos and Cable companies were in complete control of the networks' future?

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Automata

What if ad-hoc, self-organizing mesh networks were all we needed to communicate?

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