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Follow-up to February 2, 2006 posting, Commentary on Forces Competing to Determine “Digital Destiny”, this related article from the UK Times Onlines – Rumours mount over Google’s internet plan, by Benjamin Cohen: “Google is working on a project to create its own global internet protocol (IP) network, a private alternative to the internet controlled by …
Press release: Wireless Networking in the Developing World – a practical guide to planning and building low-cost wireless infrastructure: “The book covers topics from basic radio physics and network design to equipment and troubleshooting. It is intended to be a comprehensive resource for technologists in the developing world, providing the critical information that they need …
“Your Google personalized homepage puts the information you care about on one web page — and now you can access that page on your mobile phone or device, in a phone-friendly format that’s easy to read and navigate.” Personalized Home FAQ
America’s Most Literate Cities, 2005: Seattle, WA ranked as the number one city for Internet literacy, defined in terms of “Internet resources available to the population.” These resources include library Internet connections, commercial and public WiFi access, Internet book orders, and reading newspapers on the Internet.
Who’s Afraid of Google? Everyone, by Kevin Kelleher. “It seems no one is safe: Google is doing Wi-Fi; Google is searching inside books; Google has a plan for ecommerce.” postings on Google Print/Book Search Google Wants to Provide Free WiFi to SF Google Plans Online-Payment Service
Press release: “House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi unveiled the House Democrats new Innovation Agenda: A Commitment to Competitiveness to Keep America #1 (12 pages, PDF) in a speech at the National Press Club this morning. “First, we recognize that in a globalized, knowledge-based economy, America’s greatest resource for innovation and economic growth resides within America’s …
Hale, Robert V., Wi-Fi Liability: Potential Legal Risks in Accessing and Operating Wireless Internet. Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, Vol. 21, p. 543. “Suppose you turn on your laptop while sitting at the kitchen table at home and respond OK to a prompt about accessing a nearby wireless Internet access point owned …
Many Hotels Quit Charging For Web Access – Discount Chains Lead Push, But Some Swanky Spots Balk; Where It’s Free, Where It’s Not (WSJ, sub. req’d) Press release: Broadband-Enabled Hotels to More Than Triple by 2009
“Radio Response is a group of volunteer IT professionals founded by Mac Dearman and dedicated to establishing an emergency communications infrastructure and currently working in the areas affected by hurricane Katrina. Beneficiaries of our work include shelters, medical centers,and relief organizations. All of our work is non-profit.”
Press release: “EarthLink…today announced that it has been selected by Wireless Philadelphia to develop and implement the nation’s largest municipal Wi-Fi broadband network. Wireless Philadelphia expands the City of Philadelphia’s leadership position of using wireless technology to meet the needs of its residents and also enhance the City’s progressive visitor, tourism and business environment.” See …
Press release, August 16, 2006: “San Francisco, CA Following through on a pledge made in last year’s State of the City address, Mayor Gavin Newsom today launched a new initiative to provide universal, affordable wireless broadband access to all San Franciscans at no cost or minimal cost to the City and residents.” Google submitted …
Katrina: The Sounds of Communications Silence, by John Wohlstetter, Discovery Institute, September 22, 2005: “The near total communications shutdown caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans reveals that in the four years since the September 11, 2001 terror attacks federal, state and local governments seemed to have learned nothing from 9/11.”
