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This is from an academic perspective, but it’s an absolutely excellent analysis of concerns about the Internet and its positive and/or negative effects on society: http://bit.ly/dKDfCz

Any reason why my avatar and the Mapping Group have so much in common? First I became a map of Cumbria, now I’m the poster boy for their group!

The more ISPs the merrier it would seem - many ISPs have effectively removed ‘net neutrality’ by basing their charges on download volume, leaving you paying through the nose for video content (which appears to be one of the key online resources for most users). There are good deals out there, though, and it would be great to facilitate access…[Read more]

I feel compelled to join, given my avatar image has curiously been hijacked by a map of Cumbria!

Happy New Year!

I’ve been looking through the impressive US National Broadband Plan website (http://www.broadband.gov/).

They’ve a bigger budget, certainly, but the plan itself rather puts last month’s UK Government offering to shame, describing SEVEN other benefit areas beyond economic opportunities, including a schools and libraries…[Read more]

Many have probably seen this, but I’m pretty impressed by the US National Broadband Website (http://www.broadband.gov/). In particular, they have a page of ‘Action Agenda Items’: http://www.broadband.gov/plan/broadband-action-agenda-items.html. I’d really enjoy seeing something like this that illustrated and tracked the progress of each…[Read more]