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Good internet service is still a luxury in the US

Vox

Broadband has become increasingly important for everything from how we work to how we socialize to how we pray. Just over half of Americans making less than $30,000 a year have home broadband, a service that’s increasingly important for numerous aspects of life, from school to work to socializing. It’s also seemingly a luxury good.

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Facebook’s plan to offer free internet in developing countries ended up costing users, WSJ reports

The Verge

Facebook partners with mobile carriers in developing countries like Indonesia, the Philippines, and Pakistan to give users free access to Facebook and a few other websites, but users have been unknowingly getting charged by their cellular providers, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Seahawks use AI to generate schedule art as NFL teams try to one up each other on social media

GeekWire

(Twitter Images via @Seahawks) NFL teams have been having a ball the past couple days with social media posts tied to the release of their upcoming season schedules. But this is 2023, and the internet demands more than that. Companies are racing to develop various AI platforms and tools.

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Strategic Roadmap: Aligning Product Development with Educational Goals

Kitaboo

The solution lies in creating EdTech strategies that prioritize educational objectives in terms of implementation, development, and deployment. In this guide, we will discuss the crucial link between educational objectives and product development within the EdTech landscape. Table of Contents: I. Table of Contents: I.

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Social Media and Public Employees - Part 2 - CIO Musings

CIO Musings

Social Media and Public Employees - Part 2. Internet Availability. Growth in the use of the internet is an international trend. The International Telecommunication Union (2010) reports that 71% of the population in developed countries are online. Adoption of Social Media. Sunday, May 26, 2013. Barry Condrey.

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Twitter’s decentralized social network project takes a baby step forward

The Verge

Bluesky, Twitter’s decentralized social networking effort, has announced its first major update since 2019. The review follows Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey discussing Bluesky earlier this month, when he called it a “standard for the public conversation layer of the internet.”. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Social Media and Public Employees - Conclusion

CIO Musings

The rapid growth of social media and internet access are two such trends. The use of popular social media sites by public employees is creating an environment where first amendment rights may be restricted. The courts have just begun developing frameworks (Ryan 2012) for analyzing employee’s first amendment protection claims.

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