Over at Medium, some guy named Jordan Carleo-Evangelist argues the case for why it's important to pay attention to the fact that about a quarter of households in the city of Albany don't have internet access at home -- and how that lack of access affects all sorts of other areas of life. [Medium]
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It is unbelievable that so many people do not have access to the Internet. If they have cell phones, it is likely that they have some sort of access to email. Also, this doesn't capture the fact that most people without Internet visit the library or some other public location to do research, etc.
Even so, I would love to do a project that profiles families without Internet and figure out what barriers are in place that prevent them from getting online and how it affects their daily life. I also wonder whether Internet access correlates with a better quality life or a better paying career.
This article seems like a great jumping off point for a follow up piece.
... said Tom on Dec 21, 2016 at 11:49 AM | link