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Night Moves: web.illish.us. @ Silk City
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Don't know what to do tonight? Don't worry, we've got you covered.
Now that the economy is vomiting up jobs — especially those mom-and-pop shops that make Philly lovable — Dejha Ti thinks net neutrality is more important than ever. "If a clothing company can't afford to keep a physical retail store open, it can at least open one up online. That's much cheaper to maintain," says Ti, president of realizePhiladelphia. "If Comcast got what they wanted and could pay to have their Web site load faster, those small companies wouldn't be able to afford to keep up."
Yes, Comcast acting as a gatekeeper to the Internet is a scary prospect indeed. Despite failing to make much headway in the fight against net neutrality, though, providers like Comcast continue to spend millions of dollars each year in hopes of getting their way. So lest you think that net neutrality was a right we established in the early 2000s, realizePhiladelphia and the Future of Music Coalition are holding a Webcast series to make you think otherwise. "Yes, we've achieved net neutrality," says Ti. "But now we have to go into preservation mode, otherwise someone will come in and take it away."
Tonight's event takes place at Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.), and addresses how creative culture is dependent upon a freewheeling, wide-open Internet. Neil Kleinman, dean of the College of Media & Communication at UArts, will be moderating the talk, with local bloggers, entrepreneurs and artists pontificating on the topic.
Can't make it? The series will be available tomorrow online, where you can also access the other web.illish.us series.
Wed., Feb. 18, 10 p.m., $8, Silk City, 435 Spring Garden St., 215-592-8838, web.illish.us.
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