- hrheingold - My bookmarks on using information/communication technologies for economic development http://delicious.com/hrheingold/ict
- bdrhoa - What if you have a mobile phone but you can’t read?http://bit.ly/guKblu #mobmin
- futuresagency - RT @rossdawson: [Infographic:] iPad Media Strategy framework http://bit.ly/fB1wIY
- judybreck - Digital natives have a greater understanding of Wikipedia: There is good reason students trust how Wikipedia is … http://bit.ly/hOgJ95
- msearchgroove - RT @matthewdawes: spoke to someone this morning who said that according to their research only 5% of people li… (cont)http://deck.ly/~HZKIk
- Mobl_21 - Math and M-Learning: http://dld.bz/Mfzd #mlearning, #mobl21
- rossdawson - 6 Web Pioneers on What the Internet of the Future Will Look Like http://on.mash.to/fO6DFp
- LaRosaJohnson - Advanced Bible Study video part 8 (grand finale) is up on the TM site. Check it out & learn how to use WS9 4 study -http://bit.ly/dOA1Kc
- di_mobile - Another reason mobile is becoming so important. “The number of consumers accessing their email via mobile devices…http://fb.me/KDELby7r
- mob4hire - RT @russellbuckley Good summary of The Singularity in Time magazine. http://bit.ly/f9TYvp 2045 is the year man becomes immortal. Honestly
- EricssonLabs - MILLEE uses mobile phone games to improve literacy skills in emerging countries. #WRAD (by @AshokaTECH)http://icio.us/0UVx9Y
- wezlo - At chapel this morning I took out my phone,opened the calendar,and prayed for the Church listed in the @ABCNJ prayer calendar #fb
- GordonMarcy - The Church is Behind on Technology (Maybe Not!)http://bit.ly/dQLa3Q (via @ChanceMason)
- psalm971 - Seen this? http://ow.ly/3SqQF – minimalist, text-only, page-based, dial-in, self-contained Internet-like info system for dumbphones#mobmin
- mobileactive – Let’s not forget that the whole world isn’t yet connected. Huge gender gap in mobile phone access for ex. http://ht.ly/3SrAd#mwomen #openun
- kiwanja – Comprehensive, 350-page free eBook on #mobile telecoms/smartphone business opportunities. Great resource.http://is.gd/oIDhm3
- MobileBehavior - Location Labs Launches T-Mobile FamilyWhere™, a “mobile safety net” http://bit.ly/h64OUk
- anthonycoppedge – “Every believer is called to full-time ministry, even if you’re not called to vocational ministry.” – @PsRobertMorris #GatewayPeople
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Mobility in the Midwest – If You Build It, They Will Come
Monday, November 1st, 2010I have not counted all the churches here, but like I said just where I live there is a population of 40,000 and only a handful of churches have a web site. Five churches have a Facebook page and no one here is heard of Twitter. I mentioned my Twitter account in passing this week and someone passed my a tissue.
What can be done to close this gap between the east and west? The phrase keeps coming to mind “build it and they will come”. I didn’t coin it but I will explain what I mean.
I have had so much interest just in my every day life, keeping my schedules on my phone thereby eliminating the need for extra paper in my wallet. Online storage of my photos so that if and when my hard drive dies, I have back up of those precious moments. These are valuable, tangible services friends have seen and implemented in their own lives that they didn’t know existed. I am in the process of building a web site for the church I attend. I want to expand the services that will be on that web site, but just having a web presence is a nice start.
I’ve wondered if my presence in the plains is for the better and I have to believe it is. Bringing useful technology to people isn’t a easy process, but it is a satisfying one. I feel optimistic that “if you build it, they will come” philosophy will pay off.
Editor Note: Mobility in the Midwest is a weekly series looking at some of the mobile technology challenges presented in the Midwest US, and what the transition to mobile and connected communications means towards these communities.
Tags: community, digital divide, digital gap, Facebook, Midwest US, mobility, Mobility in the Midwest, Twitter
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