Keen Interviews David Sutphen on Obama’s Technology Policy
Today, Andrew Keen interviewed Bruce Mehlman’s co-chair at the Internet Innovation Alliance, David Sutphen. Sutphen is a “one-time General Council to Senator Ted Kennedy and a prominent Democratic activist both in technology policy and civil rights.” Keen says of Sutphen: It is no coincidence that Sutphen’s interests span both technology and civil rights. For him, [...]
Read MorePew Report: African Americans Outpace Whites in Mobile Phone, App Usage
As the discussion on net neutrality and equal access to high-speed Internet continues, minorities continue to make strides in closing the digital divide. According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, minorities are not only gaining access to the Web, we’re doing it without necessarily having to access a desktop or a laptop. When [...]
Read MoreIs the Digital Divide Headed in the Right Direction?
There have been reports recently touting the growth in the use of the mobile web by African Americans and English–speaking Latinos. Research by Pew Internet & American Life Project found African Americans and English-speaking Latinos continue to be among the most active users of the mobile web. About 64 percent of African Americans access the [...]
Read MoreFinland First Nation to Make Broadband a Legal Right
As of today, July 1st, Finland is guaranteeing every citizen of Finland at least a 1Mbps broadband connection with a promise to bump this up to 100Mbps by 2015. This puts broadband internet on the same level as other legal rights in the country like healthcare and education. Finland is the first to make this [...]
Read MoreNewMe Conference: Toni Cook Bush
Black Web 2.0 recently held the NewMe Conference. If you’re unfamiliar, the conference was set up to bring together the creative, innovative energy of minority entrepreneurs. The goal of the two day event was not only to engage in discussion on where to find opportunities to nurture opportunities for blacks in new media, but to [...]
Read MoreThe Illusion of Digital Inclusion at the FCC
Over the last few weeks there has been a lot of talk about digital inclusion — the opposite side, and some may say the answer to, the digital divide. It’s about who has access to the technology needed to be included in the digital economy. These aren’t new terms. The Department of Commerce coined them [...]
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