The project is scoped to provide internet to areas around the world without wired connections.
Google plans to spend over $1 billion on a fleet of satellites that will be used to provide internet to parts of the world that currently lack digital connections, according to a report from Wall Street Journal.
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People in the U.S. who go online spend more time on average perusing social networks than watching online video. But what else is eating up time: email.
Continue reading… “Email still eats up a good part of your day”
1 in 4 Americans now look online for doctor reviews.
There has always been a love/hate relationship between doctors and the Internet. Some doctors bristle at the fact that many patients now shop for physicians in the same way they shop for restaurants and plumbers: using online review sites.
Continue reading… “25% of patients now read online physician reviews”
Smartphones, which are constantly seeking and retrieving data, don’t make sense without the cloud, and any business that isn’t racing to push its data and software into someone else’s data center is setting itself up for disruption by a competitor who is.
Continue reading… “The future of tech is ‘fog’ computing”
Members of Avaaz, a global advocacy group.
When the news hit Reddit that the Federal Communications Commissions’ plans to consider paid priority on the Internet, the question wasn’t so much whether the move was a good idea, it was “How do I best tell my elected representative that this is a horrible idea?”
Continue reading… “Top 5 arguments against net neutrality”
Google CEO Larry Page
Larry Page, CEO at Google, just published his annual founder’s letter for shareholders and, as usual, it’s a fascinating glimpse into where he thinks Google is going, how it’s going to get there, and what the company will conquer in the future.
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When Rex applied for the job as pool security guard, he was imagining far more bikinis!
Quote of the Day: “I am patient with stupidity, but not with those who are proud of it.” – Edith Sitwell
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What makes the cloud so disruptive is that it compels legacy players to change their business models.
In Harvard professor Clayton Christensen’s 1997 management classic The Innovator’s Dilemma
, he coined the term disruptive innovation. The central premise was that a change in technology can completely transform the basic economics of an business.
Continue reading… “The Cloud might be the most disruptive innovation ever”
“Don’t make me dig out my claws!”
Quote of the Day: “A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.” – Baltasar Gracian
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E-Learning carries with it the promise of an educational revolution.
E-Learning has the potential to revolutionize education. It can provide for a truly personalized learning experience, and take each student down the path that is uniquely theirs.
Here’s a speed test conducted at a coffee shop in Seoul using its free WiFi.
South Korea is a connected country. There’s free WiFi just about anywhere you go, even at the airport. And if you travel a lot, you know free WiFi at an airport is nearly impossible to come by. Not only is there free WiFi everywhere, but that Internet is much, much faster than what you typically get in the U.S.
Continue reading… “South Korea’s internet speeds blow away the rest of the world”
Digital revenue surpassed broadcast TV this year.
Digital advertising online and via mobile crossed the $40 billion mark for the first time ever this past year, according to the Internet Advertising Bureau. Since 2004, the average growth rate has been 18 percent. And this year, digital ad revenues surpassed broadcast television for the first time.
Continue reading… “Online and mobile advertising hits $43 billion”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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