Digital Divide in Mississippi Splits Along Racial Lines, Report Finds
African Americans in Mississippi often have fewer options for high-speed Internet and spend a higher proportion of their incomes on the Internet than whites in the state,according to a new reportunderscoring how the digital divide splits along racial lines. Mississippi ranks among the worst states in the nation in terms of broadband availability, and residents [...]
Read MoreSOPA and Hip-Hop’s Escalating Custody Battle
The response to Washington’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) was so swift and powerful that it can really only be called a protest in the same way that a first-round Mike Tyson knockout can be considered a fight. In a flash, Google got seven million signatures, Wikipedia staged a self-imposed blackout and [...]
Read MoreSwizz Beatz’s File-Sharing Company Megaupload Shut Down By US Prosecutors
One of the largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com was shut down today. Its founder, Kim Dotcom and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws. Rapper/producer, Swizz Beatz was listed as CEO of the company but there are no reports of him being indicted. According to the Associated Press, an indictment does accuse Megaupload.com of [...]
Read MoreR&B Internet Star The Weeknd Drops Another Mixtape Online
If there was an award for best ‘Internet R&B Singer’ of the year, many people would agree the artist most deserving is Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd. After only releasing his free mixtape Thursday four months ago, he has dropped another today. The Toronto-based R&B singer released mixtape, Echos of Silence today just [...]
Read MoreWireless or Wired: The New Digital Divide
In a New York Times op-ed, Susan P. Crawford discusses the growing digital divide as it relates to access to wireless and wired services. She argues that not all types of Internet access are equal. Crawford writes: Over the last decade, cheap Web access over phone lines brought millions to the Internet. But in recent [...]
Read MoreThe Death Of The Internet Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
The news, I’m afraid, is dire. The Internet is about to be destroyed by big media. It is about be killed by two Congressional bills – The ProtectIP and The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) – that all-powerful big media lobbyists are now pushing through Congress. These bills will censor the Internet, turn it into [...]
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