If you find yourself away from a television during President Obama’s State of the Union address, here are some helpful links to stream and use social media around the President’s State of the Union address starting at 8pm: Follow the SOTU live: Watch a live stream on Quora, “an intelligent discussion site,” where you can post [...]
The White House announced Monday that it has joined Foursquare, adding to the growing list of social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin the White House already utilizes. By Tuesday afternoon the President’s account had 13,000 followers. The White House intends to use the account to document President Obama’s world travels and will also [...]
In just five years, YouTube has transformed the way politicians and constituents interact with each other. It has become an outlet for politicians with endless opportunities to message to a wide audiences as well as a way for constituents to stay connected with politicians. The five year relationship between YouTube and American politics is filled [...]
Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl on Tuesday submitted a letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski expressing his opposition to the proposed AT&T – T-Mobile USA merger now under review by the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission. Thad Nation, executive director of Wired Wisconsin, issued this statement in response [...]
President Obama became one of Twitter‘s newest members last month when he sent his first tweet on Father’s Day. Soon Twitter users can have exclusive access to President Obama when he holds the first presidential Twitter town hall meeting Wednesday. Twitter users will be able to ask President Obama questions relating to the economy and [...]
This week, committees of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate will hold hearings on telecom reform in Wisconsin. Hance Haney, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, published this blog post recently negating some of the myths and false assumptions of the bills that are before the committees. Haney wrote a report last year that showed [...]
The internet brought freedom of speech to countries around the world, and has become a useful tool in political criticism, dissent and even revolt. While the internet’s role in politics and revolution is somewhat controversial, unrepressed access shouldn’t be. The U.S. is developing a new policy to help protect internet freedom around the world and [...]
Thad Nation, Wired Wisconsin Executive Director, recently appeared on WisBusiness: The Show to talk about the need for telecom modernization in Wisconsin. Check out his appearance.
Technology has improved our daytime work management, and now it’s improving our nighttime road safety. Appleton will soon adopt a revolutionary GIS-based road sign inventory system and data collection service that will track the deterioration of road sign retro-reflectivity. The system will help Appleton meet minimum sign “retro-reflectivity” standards set by the Federal Highway Administration [...]
Connecticut’s Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is leading attorney generals from 37 other states in an investigation of Google’s Street View software. Blumenthanl says in a release, “Google’s responses continue to generate more questions than they answer. Our powerful multistate coalition — 38 states so far — is demanding that Google reveal whether it tested Street [...]
The U.S. government recently launched 17 new mobile apps for a variety of different services and agencies, from the FBI’s Most Wanted to FEMA Mobile. With smartphones becoming increasingly popular and more information being absorbed on the go, it’s great news that the government is working with these platforms. Here are a few of our [...]
Green technology – good. Job creation – good. The two together – great! In a significant step toward effectively utilizing green technologies for energy production, President Obama recently announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) will invest nearly $2 billion in two solar energy companies – Abengoa Solar and Abound Solar Manufacturing. Arizona-based Abengoa Solar [...]
In an op-ed printed in today’s Milwaukee Small Business Times, our Executive Director Thad Nation discusses how important it is for Wisconsin that a recent request from Governor Doyle for broadband funding be approved. The plan, which would add fiber optic connections at 467 schools in 70 districts and libraries in 380 communities, is a [...]
Social media is already essential to the way we communicate with friends and family. Businesses are beginning to find success using social media to build relationships with customers. The next step – politics. Political figures and groups are starting to realize the huge potential social media has to help them connect with constituents and concerned [...]
Imagine the frustration you feel when the internet is down or you don’t have the right plugin to watch a video. Losing that immediate access to information can be a major hindrance in this hyper-connected time. People with disabilities often experience similar frustration with the barriers they face accessing technology. In an effort to help [...]
A recent story in The Business Journal of Milwaukee discusses the importance of changing telecomm rules to reflect the realities of the current marketplace. In the race to be chosen for Google’s “ultra high-speed” fiber network, Wisconsin’s current telecomm regulations put our state at a serious disadvantage. While the city has campaigned hard to be [...]
This week, March 7-13, marks the 12th Annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW). The purpose of this week is to encourage consumers to be more knowledgeable about what their law-protected rights are as consumers. Digging a little deeper into the consumer.gov website, I found many useful tools consumers should use to educate themselves on a [...]
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 [...]
A new bill has been introduced in the Wisconsin State Legislature that would undo the progress our state has made in expanding consumer access to video and internet options, improving infrastructure, and creating new jobs. The “Cable Consumer Repair Bill” was introduced by Rep. Hebl on Tuesday, and seeks to overturn the system of cable [...]