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 [...]
This week, we at Wired Wisconsin were able to see the months of hard work come to fruition, with our first coalition event: Government 2.0: Utilizing Social Media called a success by many of the attendees who ranged from legislators and their staffers to 9 government agencies. The purpose of this event was to get [...]
We have had the privilege of traveling all over Wisconsin introducing our coalition to individuals, businesses, and policy makers. When we get to the 21st Century E-Learning discussion, the real importance of giving students–no matter where they live and what their economic status—access to technology-enriched education reaffirms our commitment to fulfilling coalition goals. The impact [...]
Rep. Tom Nelson’s Opinion Editorial in the Capitol Times: You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t agree that the Internet has revolutionized our daily lives. We can communicate faster and cheaper than ever before, get up-to-date news with the click of a mouse, and do our banking and shopping without ever leaving the couch. [...]