Daily Archives: May 7, 2007

Content to the People

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Michael Pate| Comments Off

Does it matter how people should happen to arrive at your webpage?
bq.Articles are emailed around, copied to blogs for commentary, grouped together with stories on the same subject from rival publications, and found by search engines and aggregator services. I have no idea how you’re reading this column. Maybe you found it on the Online Journal’s home page or the technology page. Maybe you saw it because it includes Google’s stock symbol, or it hit your newsreader via an RSS feed. Maybe you followed a link from a blog, Google News or Technorati. Maybe someone emailed it to you. Maybe you printed it out this morning and are reading it now. (However you found it, thank you!) – Jason Fry It is nice to see that some people in old media understand what is going on. For the record, I found it via Bloglines on Techmeme.

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Posted in Knowledge Management

Digital Divide 2007

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Michael Pate| Comments Off

I have been making a point about the Digital Divide for a long point. While I believe socio-economic status is a contributing factor, it isn’t the sole reason.
bq.A new study published by the Pew Internet & American Life Project has found that there is a growing digital divide across America. John B. Horrigan’s analysis of America’s use of Web 2.0 and information and communications technology in the broader sense shows that whilst a reasonable number of Americans are embracing new technology and Web 2.0, a disturbing number are either not getting the message, or are choosing not to participate. – Duncan Riley According to the results, 49% fall into the Few Tech Assets category and of those, 26% are almost completely disconnected. I see a number of these people because they come into my library every single day. I look forward to watching this gap close but I don’t expect to see it anytime soon.

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Posted in Public Access