| Today marks my 40th year on this planet. I wish I had some grand epiphany to share at this point in my life. But being a Quaker, I know that revelations don’t necessarily work on a schedule.People have been asking me what it feels like to turn 40. On the one hand, not much has changed. I feel as young, energetic and creative as I ever have. I can do things with my body now that I... |
| Rik Panganiban's Blog | Rik Panganiban | July 3rd, 2009 @ 10:07AM | 0 Comments |
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| Latin American mobile operators are promoting new data services in order to offset falling voice revenues and satisfy the growing demand for value-added products. That helped make 2008 the year of 3G in Latin America, where virtually every Latin American mobile operator launched 3G services.There were more than 6.8 million active WCDMA connections across Latin America at end March 2009, up 50... |
| Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans | David H. Deans | July 3rd, 2009 @ 8:07AM | 0 Comments |
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| Nobody else appears to have reported this - at least not anywhere I can find - but last week marked a major turning point for China's engagement with ICANN. It was probably also a major turning point in China's strategy on Internet governance.
The Chinese government sent Cui Shutian, Deputy Director, Division of Telecommunications Services and Resources, Ministry of Industry and... |
| Rebecca MacKinnon's Blog | Rebecca MacKinnon | July 3rd, 2009 @ 1:07AM | 0 Comments |
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| According to Point Topic's latest market assessment, by the end of Q1 2009 there were 429.2 million broadband subscribers worldwide. This represented a 4.02 percent increase on Q4 2008 when the total was 412.6 million.The largest number of net additions was in Q1 2007 when 19.6 million new subscribers signed up for broadband services.Despite the recent dips in Q2 2008 and Q4 2008, the lowest... |
| Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans | David H. Deans | July 2nd, 2009 @ 8:07AM | 0 Comments |
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| I just got done watching Clay Shirky talk about how cellphones, twitter and Facebook can make history - the video is on the left if you have about a little over 17 minutes to kill. And everything that Clay Shirky said was true. But he left out a few things that I believe are important to balance the 'social media is the best thing since swiss cheese' hypothesis.
Certainly, social media as it... |
| KnowProSE.com | Taran Rampersad | July 2nd, 2009 @ 2:07AM | 0 Comments |
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| As a number of China hands predicted, the Chinese government has postponed its mandate requiring that all computers sold in China must include the Green Dam -Youth Escort censorware by today.
Yesterday after the news broke I told the Financial Times: "There's been this impression in the internet industry that when the Chinese government makes a demand, they have to roll over and play... |
| Rebecca MacKinnon's Blog | Rebecca MacKinnon | July 1st, 2009 @ 12:07PM | 0 Comments |
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| Today our 15 teen machinimatographers in Global Kids' Virtual Video Project publicly premiered their film "Discovered" before an audience of their peers, parents, teachers, and supporters at the Sony Wonder Theater in Manhattan. It was great seeing their work on the big screen and then watching them explain to the audience their process from conception to final cut.When I... |
| Rik Panganiban's Blog | Rik Panganiban | July 1st, 2009 @ 11:07AM | 0 Comments |
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| While we wait patiently in Palmerston via Gungahlin for faster and more reliable broadband connections, today's announcement is good news:The Rudd government has named six broadband-deprived areas as the first recipients of its $250 million cash injection to kickstart the $43 billion national broadband network in rural areas.Following the announcement of the roll-out in Tasmania, it is good... |
| Broadbanding the Nation | Michael de Percy | July 1st, 2009 @ 11:07AM | 0 Comments |
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| Tomorrow the gang in the Online Leadership Program at Global Kids is holding our annual retreat, and Barry and I are in charge of the foodie tour of Chinatown and the Lower Eastside. Our entire staff is almost to a person major foodies, so it's kind of a daunting task. Here's a Google map of some of the places I'm thinking of guiding our group to. C-town and LES has... |
| Rik Panganiban's Blog | Rik Panganiban | July 1st, 2009 @ 10:07AM | 0 Comments |
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| The market for digital photo frames has gone mainstream, particularly since prices dropped to affordable levels in the first half of 2009, according to the latest market study by In-Stat.However, most units shipped still lack advanced features such as wireless connectivity to the Internet. Nevertheless, Wi-Fi enabled photo frames are a key growth driver as they will grow at twice the rate of... |
| Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans | David H. Deans | July 1st, 2009 @ 7:07AM | 0 Comments |
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