More than 250M mobile tweets mapped
A new project by social media data provider GNIP maps more than 280 million tweets published from mobile devices in the U.S., showing patterns of… Read More »More than 250M mobile tweets mapped
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The good, old days
It is worthwhile to be reminded from time to time that the idea that there was once such a thing as the “good old days”… Read More »The good, old days
Montana Attorney General actively opposing Internet sales tax bill
Montana’s Attorney General Tim Fox said today that his office has led the formation of a coalition of state attorneys general to oppose a bill… Read More »Montana Attorney General actively opposing Internet sales tax bill
USDA makes $21M available for rural broadband grants
The USDA’s Rural Utilities Service [announced this week the availability of up to $21 million in grants to bring broadband services to remote rural areas… Read More »USDA makes $21M available for rural broadband grants
Missoula studying broadband options for businesses
Catching up on some late news: [The Missoulian reports](http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/missoula-council-oks-k-for-extreme-broadband-internet-study/article_b93a3b1e-c1c6-11e2-89c2-0019bb2963f4.html) that Missoula’s city council is spending about $13,000 on a study to find options to improve… Read More »Missoula studying broadband options for businesses
Eureka telco awarded $20M USDA broadband loan
The USDA [announced Wednesday](http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2013/05/0085.xml&contentidonly=true) that a $20.8 million loan to a Montana telecommunications company to help improve rural broadband service. InterBel Telephone Cooperative in Eureka,… Read More »Eureka telco awarded $20M USDA broadband loan
Cheap shots
I suppose I would consider this to be a type of cheating at social media, if there ever was such a thing: posting a question… Read More »Cheap shots
Autopsy of a dead social network
The MIT Technology Review looks at a digital ‘autopsy’ of Friendster, the grandfather of modern social networks. Swiss information scientists discovered several factors that led… Read More »Autopsy of a dead social network
UPDATED: Hackers transmit zombie alerts over EAS in Great Falls and Michigan
UPDATE: [The Great Falls Tribune has posted a story](http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20130212/NEWS01/302120010/Montana-s-zombie-hoax-likely-linked-similar-false-alert-Michigan) with more details and which also mentions the Michigan hacks. Reporter Michael Beall spoke with the… Read More »UPDATED: Hackers transmit zombie alerts over EAS in Great Falls and Michigan
Thoughts on a Twitter exchange
On Oct. 12, I tweeted a link to this story by Aaron James at Salon.com: How Fox News created a new culture of idiots zite.to/UUOtRU… Read More »Thoughts on a Twitter exchange