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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

Good article about how students with home computers are more likely to graduate from high school.

Useful for anyone interested in digital piracy/acquisition and legal steps to limit copyright infringement on multiple formats.

Second page to article previously posted on net neutrality and comcast's win over the FCC

Anyone interested in net neutrality or the governments role in online regulation of service providers

Found this while accessing my Netscape account to clear out junk e-mail. Very interesting.

Talks about the $7.2 billion allotted for the broadband stimulus and how the money is to be divided between different government agencies. Also mentions debate as to whether the money should go toward updating existing urban broadband connections or extending the range at which broadband is offered to rural areas.

Talks about Google's Plan to offer Broadband service called "Google Gigabit". Google will offer broadband service at 1 GB speed!! Google will test it out on a small population of about 50,000 and see how it does.

Finland passes law that says that Finland is a LEGAL RIGHT and NOT a privilege. Grants 1 MB/sec to each and every citizen. Article states "Most of us can no longer perform our work duties, do homework or communicate with friends without having access to the Internet" and "People need broadband connections to live normal lives, as Finland is the first nation to acknowledge".

Smart phones are increasingly being used to access the net, in particular social media sites at an increasing rates.

This article brings forth the need for online education and the difficulty in making sure that universities have a cost effective program.

Login to UIS Library required to access "The article examines a recent fad among U.S. politicians, use of the online social network Twitter to send public text messages."

Please check out this cool app for android and Iphones. It is very simply to access the internet through your mobile phone to your laptop/desktop.

This has interesting stuff about how income correlates to likelihood to rate and review products, pay for online content, book travel, and access online news.

on-the-go access to medical Care details, such as contact information, hours, mapping, quality reports, and facility capabilities.

Good article about cybersecurity