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 [...]
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 [...]
Stories of people getting laid off and companies closing dominated many of the headlines in 2009. Sad times for hundreds of thousands of people with the unemployment rate rivaling that of the Great Depression. When Wired Wisconsin was first beginning, we talked a lot about what technology issues our organization should focus energy on. High-Tech [...]
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 [...]
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.
Going to need more wireless coverage as consumers choose to use only cell phones http://tinyurl.com/cellphon… Yahoo dropping user data after 3 months, Google still holds for 9 months…Google, you paying attention? http://tinyurl.com/yahoodata Virent Technologies in Madison in Time Magazine’s 50 Best Inventions of the Year for “grass to gas” technology: http://tinyurl.com/grassgas Orion Energy Systems in [...]
The 2008 New North Summit, a gathering of business leaders and economic development officials in Northeast Wisconsin, will feature breakout sessions that promote business practices featuring Web 2.0 applications and services, and provide information on how to effectively use those websites. Katie Felten, a LinkedIn expert that hold a monthly “LinkedIn 101″ class, will provide [...]
Wired in WI – public officials utilizing tech http://www.lacrossetribune…. WI slips 3 spots in New Economy ranking-good news/bad news in new study – http://wistechnology.com/ar… More Broadband! Sen-elect Jim Holperin already at work on broadband in the Northwoods: http://tinyurl.com/5ho8qr