by JAM | Apr 5, 2012 | apps, Broadband, LISTA, Policy, Social Media, spectrum, wireless
If the Internet has proved one thing about human nature, it’s that it’s possible to hold a megaphone up to stupidity. Peruse discussion boards and reader comments at news sites, and you’ll find a seemingly endless stream of obnoxious, half-baked and...
by JAM | Apr 2, 2012 | Broadband, Social Media, spectrum, wireless
While many continue to find issue with the content available on broadcast television, the emergence of new programming online is appearing to satiate those who desire to be entertained, yet not at the expense of depth, dimension, or even an opportunity to be educated....
by JAM | Apr 2, 2012 | apps, Broadband, DOL, jobs, LISTA, Skills, Social Media, software development, spectrum, wireless, Workforce Development
America’s obsession with various high tech innovations such as the smartphone and tablet, and its “got-to-have-an-app-for-everything†attitude, has led to the demand and creation of about 500,000 apps and apparently, just as many jobs. Last week, TechNet, a...
by JAM | Mar 30, 2012 | Broadband, jobs, LISTA, Skills, software development, spectrum, wireless
Six years after Cisco Systems bought Scientific Atlanta, high-tech giant Cisco says its metro Atlanta acquisition is critical to its efforts to profit off the rising tide of video streaming around the globe. Cisco has “a huge commitment to video,†John Chambers,...
by JAM | Mar 30, 2012 | Broadband, Government, Health IT, jobs, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Mobile Health, Social Media, spectrum, wireless, Workforce Development
Last October Sprint officially announced their plans to upgrade to LTE, noting they hoped to cover 123 million “pops” (potential users) with LTE by the end of 2012, and 250 million by the end of 2013. Speaking at the Rural Cellular Association meeting this...
by JAM | Mar 8, 2012 | apps, Broadband, Government, Health Information Technology, Health IT, jobs, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Mobile Health, Policy, Social Media, spectrum, Tablets, wireless
LISTA, HTTP and our members often discuss the transformative potential of technology. We promote technology, innovation and broadband connectivity because it empowers communities, reveals new possibilities, and changes lives. But technology can also improve health,...
