tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481475016043527073.post2441275707561873045..comments2008-08-16T23:35:28.944-04:00Comments on Dig It Al, Environments!: Digital Divide?Public Communication in Digital Environmentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17815337483407100147noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481475016043527073.post-91702419740408627462008-06-10T16:05:00.000-04:002008-06-10T16:05:00.000-04:00It was unfortunate that the book store couldn't ge...It was unfortunate that the book store couldn't get <I>Communication and Cyberspace</I> in before the semester began. In any event, your point about an economic divide is significant, but as you acknowledge, it's not always money that's the issue. Some people simply are laggards when it comes to adopting new technologies. The point about mobile media is interesting, and would seem to relate more to the social digital divide than to information access per se.Lance Stratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481475016043527073.post-68944136281955378752008-06-05T15:36:00.000-04:002008-06-05T15:36:00.000-04:00Interesting assessment of the urbanite and the com...Interesting assessment of the urbanite and the computer- The term digital nomad gets kicked around more and more these days- and that could be because people are at a point again where they carry their perceived 'needs' with them.<BR/><BR/>people think they have these needs to stay in touch with friends and family via digital communication, which I speculate could isolate them from those around them in the physical world. It creates that 'alone in a crowd' feeling. leaving people to drift alone, in a sea of people, while being connected to others who are experiencing the same thing but at a different physical location.<BR/><BR/>Interesting take on it.mike's spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561727157642505453noreply@blogger.com