Social Media, Connectivity & Communications

"The voice of boomers will come through loud and clear," said Madelyn Bryant McIntire, Microsoft’s director of accessible technologies. Forty-two percent of people older than 65 have a disability, according to the Census Bureau. And the number of Americans older than 65 is expected to soar from 35 million now (12% of the population) to 59 million (18% of the population) in 2023

For the last month, the city has been fine tuning Lincoln and Lancaster County’s new PC-based emergency alert system that will improve public notification of local, state and national emergency warnings. Government Technology The PC-based…

Everyone wants high-speed Internet service (broadband) spread across the country. But some believe the only way to roll out broadband rapidly is to abandon the pro-competitive provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (TA96) and…

"There is a real potential benefit to the downtown," said Marshall Runkel, an aide to City Commissioner Erik Sten. "If you talk to people who own hotels, more and more they’re seeing on their comment cards, ‘If you don’t have WiFi, we’re not coming back to your establishment.’ "

"This document articulates our strong belief that broadband can change the
way people live, work and learn," said Paul Schroeder, President of APT.
"Broadband is an essential tool for empowering people and offering
opportunities for better health care, lifelong learning, independent living
and more that can enhance the quality of life."

Researchers at a Stanford University-affiliated research centre said last week they had found a way to send data across the Internet more than 3,500 times faster than the typical broadband connection. Calgary Herald News Services…

"Publicly owned networks are particularly popular in the Pacific Northwest, in part because the region’s main electrical utility already maintains a fiber infrastructure that can be used as a backbone for local networks."

When organizers of the Daytona 500 wanted to provide turbo-charged Internet access for the press box, race officials made a traditional choice — they called the local phone company, BellSouth. Brian Bergstein – AP Business…

"We’re an informed people. We embrace technology," he said. Portland is "a very viral community where good things and bad things get passed around quickly." And technologywise, "we really do need a shot in the arm."

"CLECs need to use this period to win customers, move them to their own facilities, and provide them compelling new services in addition to attractive prices for more traditional voice-related services."