UPDATE: The FCC has changed the date of its field hearing in Memphis. It will now take place on Monday, December 14, 2009. Location and time have yet to be confirmed.
I was excited to learn that the FCC is holding a field hearing on broadband access at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. It [...]
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Something is happening in Memphis
November 20th, 2009
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Creating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 2: Consumption vs. Creation
November 19th, 2009
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It’s Global Entrepreneurship Week across the globe this week. You can read all about it here. But I’m sure you all knew that already because you’ve seen the bus loads of inner city kids being taken to events to help them understand what entrepreneurship is all about or you have had to sign permission slips [...]
Newsworthy
November 17th, 2009
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Between health care reform, climate bills and war-related news, some important ideas in Congress are not getting as much attention as they deserve. I just wanted to bring a little more notice to bi-partisan draft language submitted by Reps. Rick Boucher of Virginia and Lee Terry of Nebraska “to curb waste in the Universal Service [...]
“Attend the workshop online!” Upcoming FCC Broadband Workshop will Address Under-served Communities
November 6th, 2009
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“Attend the workshop online!” I wonder exactly when that phrase entered our lives. It is powerful. There was a time when attending a conference meant a big investment, plane tickets, hotels, time out of the office, time away from family. For young visionaries, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and leaders of cash-strapped communities, it was often a [...]
Only for the Plugged-In
November 6th, 2009
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Unfortunately, everything these days seems to be framed around politics and ideology, red or blue, left or right, R or D. Some so-called pundits have already figured out the next wave of political fortunes — just based on the elections this week in New York, Virginia, and New Jersey – and what that will mean [...]
Creating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 1: Changing the Value Proposition for Urban Youth
November 4th, 2009
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I spend easily 50% of my time reading about technology startups. Watching them get funded, seeing what business models take off and reading the stories of how they went from idea to executed company. There are so many new technology companies being created everyday. Some fail, some succeed but the great part is that people [...]
Why I Decided to Start Blogging: Empowering Communities Through Enabling Technology
October 22nd, 2009
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First let me start by saying that I’m not in politics or a policy maker. I am a technologist and have been involved in technology for over 15 years, and I can honestly say that technology has had a significant effect on my life. The birth of the Internet has granted opportunities and access to [...]
