Social Media, Connectivity & Communications

The plan would not only help make online access more affordable and available but expand the public sphere, turning every corner park and sidewalk bench into a possible home for the kind of coffeehouse culture that has always been a defining feature of urban life. It would send a message that the digital realm is a kind of public utility, as accessible as water and electricity.

The company keeps logs of all searches, along with digital identifiers linking them to specific computers and Internet browsers.

The Department of Homeland Security has given Montana State University $300,000 to help improve emergency communications in rural areas and rugged terrain.

A coalition of big technology companies wants to bring high-speed Internet access to consumers in a new way: over television airwaves.

As citywide Wi-Fi initiatives spread like wildfire, local governments choose from the expanding crop of business models in moving forward with adoption.

Whether you are a webmaster, a gamer, or just an occasional online shopper, the digital world is increasingly a vital part of all of our lives. And if you’re anything like us, you’ve come to depend on the Internet for many of your everyday needs, both work and play. But despite all the new ways to utilize connectivity in our lives, for most of us, there are still large parts of our day when we can’t be connected … or can we?

Australians will now be able to access broadband services regardless of where they live thanks to the Australian Government’s $163 million (approximately $128 million USD) Australian Broadband Guarantee

Douglas said his remarks focused on the ability of his e-state initiative to revolutionize telecommunications by making Vermont the nation’s first state where quality data and cellular voice coverage and high-speed broadband Internet are available to everyone within the state’s borders by 2010.

EarthLink announced yesterday the launch of the EarthLink Digital Future Program, which is designed specifically to promote digital inclusion among citizens in municipalities across the country.

Rural telephone companies must allow carriers such as Verizon Communications to use local lines to connect Internet-based calls, U.S. regulators said yesterday.