Posted on January 28th, 2009 by Bill Coleman
Connected Nation is currently working on a map of broadband access and speed throughout Minnesota. The results of that map will be used by the Ultra High-Speed Broadband Task Force in making recommendations to the state in regards to broadband policy.
Much of the mapping is created with information supplied by broadband providers in the state. [...]
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Posted on January 27th, 2009 by Bill Coleman
According to ComScore, the global internet audience surged past the one-billion mark in December 2008. China represented the largest online audience in the world in December 2008 with 180 million internet users, representing nearly 18% of the total worldwide internet audience, followed by the US (16.2% share), Japan (6.0% share), Germany (3.7 percent share) and [...]
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Posted on January 15th, 2009 by Bill Coleman
Pew Internet and American Life released a study this week on adult use of social networking tools. Did you know that the percentage of adults with profiles on social networking site went from 8 percent in 2005 to 35 percent in 2008?
Younger online adults are much more likely than their older counterparts to use social [...]
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Posted on January 3rd, 2009 by Bill Coleman
Bill Coleman was one of a handful of people asked to speak at Senator Klobuchar’s Broadband roundtable at the Capital this week. Here are his comments on the experience:
It was fun to be a part of this meeting and hear the perspective of Senator Klobachar and the importance that she places on broadband development.
I tried [...]
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