Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Binary America: Split in Two By a Digital Divide

The impact on Marcella Morris and her family not having the Internet is that it basically shuts them off from so many resources. It makes everything so much harder for anyone without internet access. They miss out on all news and events unless they hear it on TV or a freind tells them and even when a freind does tell them whatever the story may be there is ofcaorse going to be valuable info left out or Forgotten along the chain. I could not even imagine doing school work symply from text books or Encyclopedias. They are never completely up to date on everything, how could they be when this world moves a mile a minute.
The free wireless internet access project in Charlestown, SC seems to be a great step into the right direction but statistics show that it is not being utilized by the audience it was intended for so u could say it has failed. Statistics are all that matter in this case and if it is not making it any easier for those less fortunate to get on the internet then it is a waste. the only ones that seem to benefit from it are those whom can and could already afford the internet or whomever can afford a cappacino for $2.99 so they can get some free wi-fi. I would suggest that instead of just giving internet to the whole city they should set up some time of little to no cost programs through the pre exsisting internet producers and just give those who qualify something like a 90% to 95% break on their bill.

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