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* Social Web * Email * Close Digg Slashdot Fark Stumble Reddit MIXX del.icio.us Newsvine Technorati Facebook Buzz up! Twitter Your Name: Your Email Address: Recipient(s) Email Address: (Comma separation for multiple addresses) Your Message: Broadband to reach 77% of U.S. households by 2012, Gartner says Broadband penetration currently reaches just over half of U.S. homes By Brad Reed , Network World , 07/24/2008 Newsletter Signup * Share/Email * Tweet This * 1 Comment * Print The United States will close its digital divide significantly within the next four years, with 77% of U.S. households having a broadband Internet subscription, according to a new Gartner study. Just over half of U.S. households currently subscribe to broadband Internet services, but Gartner predic

Aaron Finder sent me the link to this source

I thought this was a neat article because it shows how close Myspace and Facebook were only a few years ago and now Facebook is dominant.

Great subject that Zachary brought up in my discussion. Good to learn about this kind of marketing for the election.

Good article on how Obama and McCain used the internet for the election.

"The story of Obama's success is very much a story about money. It provided his initial credibility. It paid for his impressive campaign operation. It allowed him first to compete with, and then to overwhelm, the most powerful Democratic family in a generation-one that understood the power of money in politics and commanded a network of wealthy donors that has financed the Democratic Party for years."

Excerpt from article, "The story of Obama's success is very much a story about money. It provided his initial credibility. It paid for his impressive campaign operation. It allowed him first to compete with, and then to overwhelm, the most powerful Democratic family in a generation-one that understood the power of money in politics and commanded a network of wealthy donors that has financed the Democratic Party for years."

Libraries are used more when the economy declines

Libraries blocking sites to keep teens away.

Internet and racial relations

Added this site to one of the other students' phase one, second paper topic thread.. thought it was overall interesting because it shows the procedures that photo websites like photobbucket have to go through with copyrighting material

Good article relevant to this weeks discussion as well as my topic for the final paper.

Article discusses RIAA's new approach to curbing the downloading portion of file sharing. RIAA is working with ISP's to have them slow down the internet connections of people who are downloading music illegally. Does not mention anything about doing the same for people who are sharing though. The sharers are still being sued.

SCARY HOW EASY SOMEONE CAN GET KILLED FOR BUYING PRESCRIPTIONS OVER THE INTERNET. tHANKS TO THIS BILL, HOPEFULLY PURCHASING MEDS ONLINE WON'T BE AS EASY AS IT USED TO

This articel describes how Obamas campaign for presidency changed politics

The military and VA is using this type of software.

This article discusses how the Internet has spurred volunteerism, especially in youth.

The Internet allows peole to volunteer for groups and causes that they may not otherwise be able to take part in.

This website shows some ridiculously cool (and very expensive) gadgets! Enjoy.

I enjoyed seeing what the rich and famous may be spending their money on! The hover vehicle really gave me a chuckle. Back in the late 70's my husband's younger brother and his friend spent all their free time building a hovercraft in the driveway of my mother-in-law's home. It may have gone down the street a time or two but I think mainly it was a toy to tinker with.