Monday, July 12, 2004 11:38 AM
The Monday morning buzz seems to be the emergence of Federal Communication Commission Chairman Michael Powell's new
weblog at the end of last week.
The first two postings to the weblog picked up a lot linkages around the blogosphere, with various commentators offering a mix of skepticism and accolades.
According to CNET, Powell decided to start blogging as a way to directly communicate with the technology industry. "I am looking forward to an open, transparent and meritocracy-based communication--attributes that bloggers are famous for!" Powell said, adding he wanted to get out of "the Beltway Washington world where lobbyists filter the techies."
The weblog is accepting comments, and there has been no shortage of people submitting their thoughts on a variety of FCC-related issues. Indeed, in reading through some of the comments to Chairman Powell's first two postings-- and putting skepticism aside for the moment--there were some interesting responses from the public that offered insight into a number of differing positions on the subjects he discussed. Assuming that someone at the FCC is actually reading the comments, I, for one, hope that Chairman Powell's weblog is the start of a trend at both the Federal and State government levels.