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Good article about the digital divide in Chicago

Good article about the declining use of e-mail by youth.

This Valentine's Day article relates how a NY bakery kept business brisk during recent bad weather. Using Facebook and Twitter to remind customers of the hot drinks they serve and offering coupons helped out. The write-up also mentions a change in marketing Spot Dessert took by hiring a PR firm that would lead them into the social media as part of their advertising and communications with customers. People who frequent there are encouraged to join the fun by adding photos of their food or answering questions posted on the site. The general manager of the bakery is quoted as saying, "we wanted to create a personality around our brand." After reading this article, my response is "Mission Accomplished!"

"Imagine... What a decade it has been. "

"/7/11 FCC Promotes Robust, Affordable Broadband by Reducing Costs & Delays in Access to Infrastructure. News Release: Word | Acrobat Order (FCC 11-50): Word | Acrobat NOI (FCC 11-51): Word | Acrobat Genachowski Statement: Word | Acrobat Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat Clyburn Statement: Word | Acrobat Baker Statement: Word | Acrobat"

Here is an article on how the FCC discusses the best way to attach devices to poles for the "Broadband Across America Project."

This article is very interesting because it talks about how people are starting to get rid of their landlines and just using their cellphones only for communication.

This is an article that gives information about how students use the internet as a way to cheat in class.

"A plan proposed by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., called the "Main Street Fairness Act," would create a national law that forces online retailers to start collecting sales taxes on purchases made over the Internet. Amounts will be based on each state's already existing sales tax rates."

Here is an article on how the "Internet Sales Tax Could Go National."

This article from the Illinois Statehouse News talks about how Govener Pat Quinn signed the new "Sexting" law. It states that under this law minors under the age of 18 who have been caught "sexting" have to go before a judge and could face community service, supervision, and counseling.