Bit of inside baseball here. Ported the blog to a new server mid-year 2011 with alot of help from my amigo, pen name Orge Orphelins. I’m still no good with Google Analytics—it’s too powerful a tool for my simple wants and needs—so this is more of a qualitative, navel-gazing year-end review. 2011 Quick Stats 2,836 […]
The 1099 Economy
They are out there among us. We see them, but we don’t see them. We know them, but we don’t know them…. No, I’m not talking about zombies, but the “Lone Eagles” and “Free Agents” making their own jobs instead of waiting for someone else to do it for them. eXtension Webinar Series The eXtension […]
The Social Web and Disaster Response
Blandin on Broadband Blog noted this American Red Cross survey last year in a blog reflecting on the role of Social Media in the recent riots in England. Are YOU prepared to respond to citizens seeking help by way of Twitter or Facebook? Web Users Increasingly Rely on Social Media to Seek Help in a Disaster […]
10 Ways Broadband Helps Rural Communities
H/T to Mike Knutson of Reimagine Rural fame for the RT on this meme. I’m not familiar with the Internet Innovation Alliance: “A broad-based coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aims to ensure that every American has access to broadband Internet.” As the blurb at the bottom indicates, you can read the fine print […]
Grassroots Engagement With Social Media
During a fast-paced presentation, rancher Jeff Fowle and organic dairy farmer Emily Zweber outlined how they have used social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, blogs, YouTube and LinkedIn to connect with non-farmers. Both strongly emphasized the importance of the “human element” and the need to be genuine when using social media or else any attempts are destined to fail….
Be Here to Love Me…for free
the idea that a programming director is going to slot in my particular interest at a time I personally find particularly convenient is, at face value, laughable…
A Journey to High-Speed Internet in Rural Minnesota
[v=SA-vE0qAt-w] I’m struggling to get my head around video. I’m a book guy, not a movie guy—I have a face for radio, not TV. But I know people learn through stories and the oral storytelling tradition is far more ancient than the written word. As I’ve adapted to adopting broadband this last year, I’ve also […]
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SRDC Kicks Off Broadband Project in SW Minnesota
Press Release–Immediate SRDC Kicks Off Broadband Project in Southwest Minnesota Slayton, MN—The Southwest Regional Development Commission (SRDC) has been named as a partner in the Blandin Foundation’s Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities (MIRC) project, which will facilitate broadband deployment and use in rural areas of the state. The $6.4 million, ARRA-funded project will support promotion and […]
An Intelligent Community Framework
Improved productivity and growth can basically come from two sources: 1. You make more stuff, or 2. You make stuff better. The first option falls into the commodity trap. To overly simplify, there’s probably somebody somewhere on this big wide world that can make what you make, and do it cheaper. The second option is […]