OK, broadband maybe didn’t change my life overnight, but I could not do my work effectively with out it! So I was all over this email from Joy Howell. My name is Joy and I am the director of a new public awareness campaign called “Broadband Changed My Life.” Being a blogger who is active […]
Why you should introduce more people to New Media
Alfredo Tjiurimo Hengari is encouraging his country’s political leaders to start using New Media and technology, in Namibia: Youtube, E-Mail, Skype And MPs. Hengari points out that it is easy for leaders to talk about the importance of technology, even if they have no knowledge of it. If leaders actually use wikis, blogs, and even […]
Rural broadband news: ideas, plans, opportunities
Rural broadband: good ideas and bad ideas Read a roundup of different programs in several southern US states to expand rural broadband from Facing South. The article includes a long introduction on why rural broadband is important. We cannot tolerate — nor in the long run can this nation afford — a society in which […]
News: Entrepreneur support systems
This week’s rural entrepreneurship news is about support systems for small business: financial education small business support centers zoning laws global business programs awards programs access to broadband Most important question this week: What if you increased incomes in your area, but poverty stayed the same? Do higher wages automatically equal better financial knowledge? Here’s […]