Comments on: Are we getting ahead of ourselves? http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/19/are-we-getting-ahead-of-ourselves/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:08:02 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: writer/coder » Blog Archive » Not everybody has the latest Macbook Pro http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/19/are-we-getting-ahead-of-ourselves/#comment-363216 writer/coder » Blog Archive » Not everybody has the latest Macbook Pro Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:33:38 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=969#comment-363216 [...] Not everybody has the latest Macbook Pro In response to the recent Parks Associates study that said that around one fifth of American heads-of-households had never used email, the Next Web Blog put up a post with some comments from Amazon’s CTO Werner Vogels. [...] [...] Not everybody has the latest Macbook Pro In response to the recent Parks Associates study that said that around one fifth of American heads-of-households had never used email, the Next Web Blog put up a post with some comments from Amazon’s CTO Werner Vogels. [...]

]]> By: Mike http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/19/are-we-getting-ahead-of-ourselves/#comment-363215 Mike Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:31:55 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=969#comment-363215 Ok thanks you on bring up this topic becuase im a big fan of video games and playing against other people "online" although were i live i can only get sattilite internet which is very horrible for online gaming i wish to see the future high speed broadband or something that is fast enough because it is becoming very fustrating knowing that i couple kilometers up the road there is high speed broadabnd Ok thanks you on bring up this topic becuase im a big fan of video games and playing against other people “online” although were i live i can only get sattilite internet which is very horrible for online gaming i wish to see the future high speed broadband or something that is fast enough because it is becoming very fustrating knowing that i couple kilometers up the road there is high speed broadabnd

]]> By: Martha Mihaly http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/19/are-we-getting-ahead-of-ourselves/#comment-363214 Martha Mihaly Mon, 19 May 2008 22:23:32 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=969#comment-363214 Hey Boris, Thanks again for highlighting the problem of broadband internet access in America. The situation is similar in Canada although I don't have the latest statistics at hand. The federal government in Canada attempted to 'level' the internet access playing field by providing high speed access in all public libraries and schools in Canada. In theory anyone that can access one of these facilities can use the internet for free. In fact last summer I spent HOURS working on the grass under a tree in northern Ontario where I could catch the wifi from the library. Our cabin doesn't have highspeed and there is no hope of highspeed for the foreseable future. We in the internet biz have to realize that what we do is completely irrelavent to those who can't access our world. With the advances in technology dial up is no longer an adequate way to access the internet. We have to continue to pressure government and the telecommunication companies to finish recabling the sparsely populated areas of North America in order to provide service to the people that live there. In the meantime we have to acknowledge that nearly 30% of the population has *NO CLUE* who we are, or what we do. Hey Boris,
Thanks again for highlighting the problem of broadband internet access in America. The situation is similar in Canada although I don’t have the latest statistics at hand.
The federal government in Canada attempted to ‘level’ the internet access playing field by providing high speed access in all public libraries and schools in Canada. In theory anyone that can access one of these facilities can use the internet for free. In fact last summer I spent HOURS working on the grass under a tree in northern Ontario where I could catch the wifi from the library. Our cabin doesn’t have highspeed and there is no hope of highspeed for the foreseable future.
We in the internet biz have to realize that what we do is completely irrelavent to those who can’t access our world. With the advances in technology dial up is no longer an adequate way to access the internet.
We have to continue to pressure government and the telecommunication companies to finish recabling the sparsely populated areas of North America in order to provide service to the people that live there.
In the meantime we have to acknowledge that nearly 30% of the population has *NO CLUE* who we are, or what we do.

]]> By: Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/19/are-we-getting-ahead-of-ourselves/#comment-363213 Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Mon, 19 May 2008 16:56:08 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=969#comment-363213 Hi David, it is true that more people access the web via connections other than their home connection. They might not have a DSL subscription but surf the web from the office or share a connection with their neighbors. I personally shared a connection with my downstairs neighbors for 3 years. They didn't know I did the first year and then I persuaded them to upgrade their connection and share the cost. These exceptions are clearly missed in these polls. It might also be true that some of these people don't even know that email is called email. I know lots of people who think the Internet is called 'Explorer' and think it starts with a section called Google. Hi David, it is true that more people access the web via connections other than their home connection. They might not have a DSL subscription but surf the web from the office or share a connection with their neighbors. I personally shared a connection with my downstairs neighbors for 3 years. They didn’t know I did the first year and then I persuaded them to upgrade their connection and share the cost. These exceptions are clearly missed in these polls.

It might also be true that some of these people don’t even know that email is called email. I know lots of people who think the Internet is called ‘Explorer’ and think it starts with a section called Google.

]]> By: No new news « Martha Mihaly http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/19/are-we-getting-ahead-of-ourselves/#comment-363212 No new news « Martha Mihaly Mon, 19 May 2008 16:09:29 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=969#comment-363212 [...] 19, 2008 No new news Posted by Martha Mihaly under Uncategorized   Thanks to Boris at The Next Web for highlighting this problem [...] [...] 19, 2008 No new news Posted by Martha Mihaly under Uncategorized   Thanks to Boris at The Next Web for highlighting this problem [...]

]]> By: David Weller http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/19/are-we-getting-ahead-of-ourselves/#comment-363211 David Weller Mon, 19 May 2008 13:14:05 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=969#comment-363211 I often fear that topics on the internet such as politics is "in the loop" to a too-select socio-demographic segment of the population. I run a citizen-activism blog and it pains me to believe I'm not reaching much of the lower-income minority. It is heartening to know that many of those go to the public library, get computer assistance from agencies and use their friends' computers if they feel a need to do so. I often fear that topics on the internet such as politics is “in the loop” to a too-select socio-demographic segment of the population. I run a citizen-activism blog and it pains me to believe I’m not reaching much of the lower-income minority. It is heartening to know that many of those go to the public library, get computer assistance from agencies and use their friends’ computers if they feel a need to do so.

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