Ann Treacy's blog
Net Neutrality 2.0
Due to pure time constraints I sometimes leave federal broadband issues to other folks. But the practice (or refusal to practice) net neutrality is everywhere this week – starting with Minnesota’s Senator Franken.MORE »
Digital differences from Pew: Who's online? Who's not? Why not?
Who is online? According to the most recent Pew Internet & American Life survey, 78 percent of American adults use the Internet. As they point out that’s a steep climb from the 1 in 10 average in 1995. As I look at the chart of who is an who isn’t online, there are a few statistics jump out:MORE »
A couple of Broadband deployment – bumpy ride, but moving forward
I was at a non-broadband meeting yesterday morning when someone came up to ask me about the problem with fiber. He had recently heard MPR’s story on fiber (Broadband projects take a bumpy ride) and it left him feeling like things weren’t going that well for broadband in Minnesota.MORE »
Economic impact of the Internet – 4.7% in the United States
I am often asked about the value of the Internet – so I was pleased to see the results of a recent study by the Boston Consulting Group.MORE »
Intergenerational digital literacy classes in Alexandria
According to Pew Internet & American Life project, 78 percent of American adults are online and 59 percent of American adults send or read email every day (43 percent use a social networking site such as Facebook).MORE »
Modern day voyagers: MiFi to the rescue
Last week I was traveling with my family. Picture 13 states in 9 days: from St Paul to Orlando and back. (Before you wonder at our map reading skills – we intentionally took a few detours.) I have never done a road trip like that – and most of our travel has been overseas – so I was a little worried.MORE »
BYO tech: good plan for schools?
Technology and education seem to be big topics this week – today I read an article on the Bring Your Own Technology movement – apparently MORE »
Stillwater doing flipped math: Good, bad, unfair?
I read an article last week in the Burnsville Patch that got me thinking, starting with the opening sentence…MORE »
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