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The Seventh Annual Gibbs Golden Turkey Awards

24.11.2010
Well, it's that time of the year again … yes folks, it's time for the Seventh Annual Gibbs Golden Turkey Awards which recognize those individuals, companies or entities that don't, won't, or can't come to grips with reality, maturity, ethical behavior, and or social responsibility because of their blindness, self-imposed ignorance, thinly veiled political agenda, rapaciousness and greed, or their blatant desire to return us to the Dark Ages.

And this year we have a staggering number of nominees. Yes, 2010 has been an outstanding year for the wackos, the foolish, the misguided, and the downright venal.

Where to start? Well, the politicians have had a field day over the last year. Obviously the issue of , meaning service providers treat all traffic equally and even refrain from giving priority to their own offerings, has been huge.

While it might seem that the should be a leading candidate for a good thrashing on the issue, it is by no means the most deserving GGTA nominee. Even so, we award the FCC a TGT (a tiny golden turkey) all the same. The commission's heart seems to be in the right place, but to see it through.

Nope, when it comes to an award for a ridiculous stance on net neutrality my vote goes to for their horribly ill-conceived proposal that would bar wired ISPs from messing with the data they transport while allowing cellular service providers to shape traffic to their heart's content. This proposal is so stupid as to deserve a special category of its own.