by Fred on February 27, 2007
According to CNET, the Pew Internet Project has some interesting numbers on wireless and broadband in the home. I sense these numbers are accurate based on the number of people I see mulling around the wireless routers and broadband modems at our local Wal-Mart. Note to self, do not hire me to do market research.
According to the report, 34% of Internet users have logged on wirelessly. 27% say they have logged on wirelessly from a place other than work or home.?
Starbucks if you’re listening, stop charging? us to use the Internet at your shop.? We already pay you five bucks for a cup of coffee. Look up Wi-Fi at Wikipedia and learn about some of the? projects you can get involved in now to help us? free the information.
From Aloha Workshops where access is free within a quarter mile of the tree house, this is Brent Norris for the World Organization of Webmasters and the Wow Technology Minute.
Additional Resources
One-third of U.S. Net surfers have gone wireless
http://news.com.com/One-third+of+U.S.+Net+surfers+have+gone+wireless/2100-7351_3-6161989.html?tag=ne.fd.mnbc?
Facts about Wireless Use
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/203/report_display.asp? (pdf report)
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After watching a ship burn and sink yesterday there off the coast of Waikiki Beach, I read another article about Adobe’s new “Green” offices in San Jose. An amazing contrast in perspectives, for sure. A recent National Geographic cover story talks about Places We Must Save. The Hawai`i islands were mentioned. Stay with me for a minute.?
On Friday at Tech2007,? here on Oahu,? along with the World Organization of Webmasters? we met with educators and students and talked about educational opportunities in Hawai`i relative to technology.?
Many of us here? including Governor Linda Lingle? believe technology education is critical. I believe technology can play a major role in reducing our dependance on tourism by tapping into the creative capabilities of Hawaiians and the people that share these islands.? Learning how to? harness? the digital economy? is critical for many reasons.
Of course I’m not alone in my thinking but I’d like to ask you for some specific ideas. If you’re already working on similar projects or if you have similar beliefs, we’d like to know. Just as Adobe is taking responsibility for themselves, I’d like to promote? the idea that? everyone here has a? responsibility for the future of Hawai`i Nei and technology can be a facilitator in keeping Hawai`i green.
From Honolulu on the Island of Oahu, this is Brent Norris for the World Organization of Webmasters and the Wow Technology Minute.
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