“The three-quarters of 18 to 29 year-olds who have profiles on social networks are likely wondering why online course offerings aren’t nearly as enticing as the content that they find on their favorite social websites.” Social media is everywhere. Now your parents are on Facebook, Twitter is an essential part of business strategy and even [...]
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 [...]
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 previous blog discusses the Connecting Southwest Wisconsin Conference–the first regional broadband conference aimed at providing rural Wisconsin communities the tools they need to address the lack of broadband or high-speed internet access. On my way to the conference in Belmont from Milwaukee, I got a taste of what being unconnected is really like. Because [...]
Our coalition cares about many technology-related issues. Technology and education? Check. Broadband deployment? Check. High-tech job creation and industry development? Check. So hearing about a $4.81 million dollar project that promotes almost all of Wired Wisconsin’s top issues really makes our day. The Village of Plain, in Sauk County, will soon be the home of [...]
Achoooo! Have you ever started coughing and sneezing and went to WebMD.com to figure out what your sickness was? This is one simple way that technology has made health care information more accessible. But not only can the wonder that is the internet help you diagnose your minor illnesses, it might save your life. That’s [...]
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. [...]
Hearing more and more voices join the debate about stimulus dollars bringing broadband internet into rural areas, it is important that Wired Wisconsin offers our perspective as well. $7.2 billion dollars of the stimulus package has been allocated for broadband deployment.
Digital Overload Is Frying Our Brains…uh huh…sorry I was distracted by my cell phone: http://tinyurl.com/frybrain First adult cord blood transplants happening in WI hospitals – stem cell research at work: http://tinyurl.com/adultcord Mequon company helps smash subatomic particles – this is so cool: http://tinyurl.com/atomsmash No broadband stimulus for low-income areas because East Coast is already taken [...]