Comments on: The New Digital Divide http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/27/the-new-digital-divide/ The leading source of news covering the blogosphere, Web 2.0, new technology, and related topics. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:16:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Digital Wake-Up » Blog Archive » Go Here or Risk Zappage(TM)! http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/27/the-new-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-330557 Digital Wake-Up » Blog Archive » Go Here or Risk Zappage(TM)! Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:45:57 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/27/the-new-digital-divide/#comment-330557 [...] Just in case you want to read the full thing, which is quite interesting, here’s the link: http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/27/the-new-digital-divide/ [...] [...] Just in case you want to read the full thing, which is quite interesting, here’s the link: http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/27/the-new-digital-divide/ [...]

]]> By: Taran Rampersad http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/27/the-new-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-141260 Taran Rampersad Tue, 02 Jan 2007 02:21:51 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/27/the-new-digital-divide/#comment-141260 You mean a 'reinvented digital divide'? 'Digital Divide 2.0'?! With 16.7% global internet penetration as of November 2006, I think Rubel and anyone who jumps on this 'new' bandwagon need to come to grips with reality. You mean a ‘reinvented digital divide’? ‘Digital Divide 2.0′?!

With 16.7% global internet penetration as of November 2006, I think Rubel and anyone who jumps on this ‘new’ bandwagon need to come to grips with reality.

]]> By: J. Angelo Racoma http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/27/the-new-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-140400 J. Angelo Racoma Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:05:22 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/27/the-new-digital-divide/#comment-140400 Amrit, that's also a good way to look at it. There's still this divide between people who are aware about new media, and those who are still unaware, but who consume information from new media. I do think, though, that Steve Rubel's point was that there is the divide between those who use applications and actually contribute--and this includes those who do not actively "publish" for public consumption. For instance, I may be uploading pictures on my Flickr account to share with my friends and family. That makes me part of the "connected" crowd. Or I may be leaving testimonials on my friends' social networking profiles. That makes me "connected" too. Still, the concept of being empowered to choose would be a better gauge of being connected. I guess we're still a long way from that. Amrit, that’s also a good way to look at it. There’s still this divide between people who are aware about new media, and those who are still unaware, but who consume information from new media.

I do think, though, that Steve Rubel’s point was that there is the divide between those who use applications and actually contribute–and this includes those who do not actively “publish” for public consumption.

For instance, I may be uploading pictures on my Flickr account to share with my friends and family. That makes me part of the “connected” crowd. Or I may be leaving testimonials on my friends’ social networking profiles. That makes me “connected” too.

Still, the concept of being empowered to choose would be a better gauge of being connected. I guess we’re still a long way from that.

]]> By: Amrit Hallan http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/27/the-new-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-140368 Amrit Hallan Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:38:12 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/27/the-new-digital-divide/#comment-140368 J., I think the digital divide shouldn't be gauged according to how many are publishing using the latest technology, it should be based on how many are consuming the published content. Publishing a blog doesn't mean you are "connected" if you have nothing to say and you've got no audience. The better measure would be communication: how many people use the technology to communicate to other people, to other communities. Another measure would be your awareness about filtering -- what you want and what you don't want. Once we're empowered to chose what we want, I think we're truly connected. J., I think the digital divide shouldn’t be gauged according to how many are publishing using the latest technology, it should be based on how many are consuming the published content. Publishing a blog doesn’t mean you are “connected” if you have nothing to say and you’ve got no audience. The better measure would be communication: how many people use the technology to communicate to other people, to other communities. Another measure would be your awareness about filtering — what you want and what you don’t want. Once we’re empowered to chose what we want, I think we’re truly connected.

]]> By: Coadunation » links for 2006-12-28 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/27/the-new-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-139965 Coadunation » links for 2006-12-28 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:20:21 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/27/the-new-digital-divide/#comment-139965 [...] The New Digital Divide Broadband is growing. What about content? From the Blog Herald. (tags: blogging society technology) [...] [...] The New Digital Divide Broadband is growing. What about content? From the Blog Herald. (tags: blogging society technology) [...]

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