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Link: Without Internet, Urban Poor Fear Being Left Behind In Digital Age →

Excellent article by Gerry Smith on HuffPo: A year ago, Maldonado’s computer stopped working and she cannot afford a new one. So almost every day she borrows one of the library’s laptops and sits down at a desk, rushing to … Continue reading

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Link: SOPA: Shelved →

Sebastian Anthony, ExtremeTech: The main thing now, then, is to remain vigilant. The internet has won this round, but it’s guaranteed that Congress will try to pass similar laws in the future. With Senator Harry Reid receiving more than $3.5 … Continue reading

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Link: F.C.C. Rallies for Broader High Speed Coverage →

The F.C.C. is billing the initiative as the biggest effort ever to help close the digital divide. Because no federal funds are being invested, the initiative relies in large part on the cooperation of private companies. One such company, Comcast, … Continue reading

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Link: The Real-Name Debate →

Interesting points on how having a consistent, real-world identity on the internet is almost forced as the standard on the internet, which is a turnaround from how the internet first looked: It seems to me that the larger issue in … Continue reading

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Link: Comcast Bringing $10 Internet →

“When we look around the country, we see the disparities that exist,” he says. “Quite frankly, people in lower-income communities, mostly people of color, have such limited access to broadband than people in wealthier communities.”

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Link: State of the Internet →

I am absolutely in love with infographics like these. It is especially awesome that this page uses no Flash. Here’s one statistic I was shocked to learn: While the Internet has an amazing reach, it still has room to grow. … Continue reading

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Link: 28% of US Smartphone Owners Use Them As Primary Internet Connection →

Jacqui Cheng, ars technica: According to Pew, 28 percent of smartphone owners access the Internet this way most of the time, which amounts to 10 percent of all cell owners or 8 percent of all adults in the US. Mobile-only … Continue reading

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