Jun 15, 2010
Nobody knew who Greyson Chance was a few weeks ago. But when a video of Chance
singing a Lady Gaga song at a school talent show began circulating
on the Internet, it became an instant sensation, with more than 25
million people getting to hear a voice that otherwise might never have
traveled beyond Chance's hometown of Edmond, Okla.
That's the power and the beauty of the open Internet - anyone with a
connection can freely share their talents and thoughts with the world,
thanks to Net Neutrality, the principle that protects our freedom to
express ourselves online.
Today, a handful of young "stars" who have made their careers on the
Internet released this video -- in collaboration with
SavetheInternet.com and the Harry
Potter Alliance -- urging the Federal Communications Commission -
and you - to take action to protect Net Neutrality and preserve the open
Internet.
Watch the video:
With YouTube subscribers and Twitter followers numbering from the
thousands to the millions, these Internet celebrities use the Internet
to showcase their music, their comedy, their books, their blogs and
vlogs, their projects for social justice, and even their TV show on the
Discovery Channel.
The video includes John and Hank Green of the vlogbrothers; actor
and blogger Wil Wheaton; Maureen Johnson,
New York Times bestselling author for young adults and
"Mashable's Most Interesting Twitter User to Follow" (@maureenjohnson); Shawn Ahmed from the
UnculturedProject, one of the most viewed and most subscribed to YouTube
channels on global poverty; vloggers and musicians Kristina Horner (italktosnakes)
and Luke Conard (lukeconard);
and Adam Savage from Mythbusters.
While the Internet allows people to create and share their work with
the world without anyone's permission, phone and cable companies like
Comcast and AT&T want to control the Internet - deciding which
content loads fast, and which doesn't load at all. They could
effectively silence artists and media makers everywhere, and you, too.
The group in the video joins nearly 1.8 million people who have told
the FCC to safeguard Net Neutrality. Will
you add your voice? The FCC has the power to protect the Internet
and our free expression online, and to ensure that we all get to keep
using the Internet the way we want to.
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Megan Tady
Megan Tady runs Word-Lift, a consulting and copywriting service in western Massachusetts. Previously, she was Campaign Coordinator for Free Press. Prior to joining Free Press, Megan was a national political reporter for In These Times, The New Standard, and worked extensively as a freelance journalist.
Nobody knew who Greyson Chance was a few weeks ago. But when a video of Chance
singing a Lady Gaga song at a school talent show began circulating
on the Internet, it became an instant sensation, with more than 25
million people getting to hear a voice that otherwise might never have
traveled beyond Chance's hometown of Edmond, Okla.
That's the power and the beauty of the open Internet - anyone with a
connection can freely share their talents and thoughts with the world,
thanks to Net Neutrality, the principle that protects our freedom to
express ourselves online.
Today, a handful of young "stars" who have made their careers on the
Internet released this video -- in collaboration with
SavetheInternet.com and the Harry
Potter Alliance -- urging the Federal Communications Commission -
and you - to take action to protect Net Neutrality and preserve the open
Internet.
Watch the video:
With YouTube subscribers and Twitter followers numbering from the
thousands to the millions, these Internet celebrities use the Internet
to showcase their music, their comedy, their books, their blogs and
vlogs, their projects for social justice, and even their TV show on the
Discovery Channel.
The video includes John and Hank Green of the vlogbrothers; actor
and blogger Wil Wheaton; Maureen Johnson,
New York Times bestselling author for young adults and
"Mashable's Most Interesting Twitter User to Follow" (@maureenjohnson); Shawn Ahmed from the
UnculturedProject, one of the most viewed and most subscribed to YouTube
channels on global poverty; vloggers and musicians Kristina Horner (italktosnakes)
and Luke Conard (lukeconard);
and Adam Savage from Mythbusters.
While the Internet allows people to create and share their work with
the world without anyone's permission, phone and cable companies like
Comcast and AT&T want to control the Internet - deciding which
content loads fast, and which doesn't load at all. They could
effectively silence artists and media makers everywhere, and you, too.
The group in the video joins nearly 1.8 million people who have told
the FCC to safeguard Net Neutrality. Will
you add your voice? The FCC has the power to protect the Internet
and our free expression online, and to ensure that we all get to keep
using the Internet the way we want to.
Megan Tady
Megan Tady runs Word-Lift, a consulting and copywriting service in western Massachusetts. Previously, she was Campaign Coordinator for Free Press. Prior to joining Free Press, Megan was a national political reporter for In These Times, The New Standard, and worked extensively as a freelance journalist.
Nobody knew who Greyson Chance was a few weeks ago. But when a video of Chance
singing a Lady Gaga song at a school talent show began circulating
on the Internet, it became an instant sensation, with more than 25
million people getting to hear a voice that otherwise might never have
traveled beyond Chance's hometown of Edmond, Okla.
That's the power and the beauty of the open Internet - anyone with a
connection can freely share their talents and thoughts with the world,
thanks to Net Neutrality, the principle that protects our freedom to
express ourselves online.
Today, a handful of young "stars" who have made their careers on the
Internet released this video -- in collaboration with
SavetheInternet.com and the Harry
Potter Alliance -- urging the Federal Communications Commission -
and you - to take action to protect Net Neutrality and preserve the open
Internet.
Watch the video:
With YouTube subscribers and Twitter followers numbering from the
thousands to the millions, these Internet celebrities use the Internet
to showcase their music, their comedy, their books, their blogs and
vlogs, their projects for social justice, and even their TV show on the
Discovery Channel.
The video includes John and Hank Green of the vlogbrothers; actor
and blogger Wil Wheaton; Maureen Johnson,
New York Times bestselling author for young adults and
"Mashable's Most Interesting Twitter User to Follow" (@maureenjohnson); Shawn Ahmed from the
UnculturedProject, one of the most viewed and most subscribed to YouTube
channels on global poverty; vloggers and musicians Kristina Horner (italktosnakes)
and Luke Conard (lukeconard);
and Adam Savage from Mythbusters.
While the Internet allows people to create and share their work with
the world without anyone's permission, phone and cable companies like
Comcast and AT&T want to control the Internet - deciding which
content loads fast, and which doesn't load at all. They could
effectively silence artists and media makers everywhere, and you, too.
The group in the video joins nearly 1.8 million people who have told
the FCC to safeguard Net Neutrality. Will
you add your voice? The FCC has the power to protect the Internet
and our free expression online, and to ensure that we all get to keep
using the Internet the way we want to.
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