Dear Wired Wisconsin Members, I am pleased to announce that in an effort to address technology issues facing not only our state but the Midwest as a whole, Wired Wisconsin has decided to join together with organizations that share a commitment to supporting an environment for innovative technology, high-tech job creation, and economic growth. During [...]
Did you watch the State of the Union last night? Maybe you even tweeted about it or participated in an online live chat during it. One year after President Obama took office, many are assessing how his promises and policies have held up. At Wired Wisconsin, we want to know how he changed the use [...]
From the moment you wake up in the morning and check your email over coffee, to the time you spend on the computer at work—the internet is ubiquitous in most people’s lives. It’s an important part of both personal and professional worlds, and, that being so, it is essential that the speed of broadband be [...]
The complete devastation of our neighbor to the south—literally our neighbor with the coast of Haiti closer to the United States than Milwaukee is to New York City—after a 7.0 magnitude quake left over 3 million people in need of medical attention, food, and shelter. Stories of extreme poverty and the heartbreaking need for resources [...]
21st Century E-Learning from the Perspective of a Wired Wisconsin Intern As a college student in 2010, technology affects my education every day. My experience is starkly different from my mother who attended the same university many years ago or even my brother who attended the same university just 3 years ago. Last semester, for [...]
Can a person still share personal information with friends but keep it private from professional contacts and strangers in the age of the internet? Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, the most popular social networking site, doesn’t seem to think so. In an interview with TechCrunch.com, Zuckerberg argues that users offering more personal info is the [...]
On Facebook last week the power of social media as a collaboration and communication tool was more than demonstrated. A Facebook email was sent around with a variation of the following text: Something fun is going on……write the color of your bra in your status. Just the color, nothing else. Send this message to all [...]
Going to the gym, saving more money, spending more time with your family…these are all good New Year’s Resolutions, but we at Wired Wisconsin have one more suggestion to add to your list: e-recycling. Did you get a great, new gadget like an iPod Touch, Kindle, or a smartphone this past holiday season? Playing with [...]