Over half (55%) of all adult Americans now have a high-speed Internet connection at home, according to a new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.The percentage of Americans with broadband has increased from 47 percent in early 2007 and 42 percent in early 2005. Of those who access the Internet at home, 79 percent have a high-speed connection and 15 percent use dialup.Adults who live in households whose annual incomes are less than $20,000 a year, home broadband adoption was at 25% in early 2008, compared to 28 percent in 2007.
Facebook Has Connections
On the heels of MySpace’s Data Portability announcement, Facebook has unveiled Facebook Connect, which the social networking site is calling "the next iteration of Facebook Platform that allows users to ‘connect’ their Facebook identity, friends and privacy to any site."
Cute Animals, Not-Cute Criminals Wreck Connections
Last week was a weird one for Internet and power outages, with causes ranging from the ever-popular out of control truck, to random gunfire.
Explore The Connections Between Related Websites
TouchGraph is a java application of a Google browser that lets you explore the connections between related websites.
It’s About Connections, Not Control
Pete Blackshaw from Nielsen Buzz Metrics wrote an interesting column this week talking about the fact that CMO’s still have control. He railed against the absolution of responsibility on the part of marketers, using the new buzzwords of consumer empowerment to justify the fact that they can throw more spam at the average user now because, after all, the user is in control.
Troubleshooting Direct Serial Connections
A prime topic of your CCNA and CCNP CIT exams will be connecting Cisco routers directly via their Serial interfaces, and while the configuration is straightforward, there are some vital details and show commands you must know in order to pass the exams and configure this successfully in production and home lab networks.
Blogging Connections: Real Life Meetings
Blogs are connection and relationship builders. We are all aware of the blog potential for creating and nurtuting online relationships.
Blogs and Connections: Process and Goal Setting
Blogs are about creating and nurturing conversations, that lead to making connections, that in turn lead to business or personal relationships.
VoIP Stealing Thunder from Fixed Connections
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released a new report forecasting the doom of the fixed-connection phone industry.
New York Disables Tunnel Cellphone Connections
With evidence that the London bombings were triggered by using cellphones, the Port Authority has turned off cellphone links.