The Moment of Truth

It's Presentation Night

The waiting is over and we are finally presenting our research findings. By the time you read this, are presentation will be over.

If you saw the presentation, drop us a comment to let us know your thoughts.

A Thought on Cultural Differences

The Digital Divide

Although not explicitly noted in our paper there is an interesting cultural/governmental difference in response to bridging the digital divide.

In Mexico, the government is creating communal Internet sites in schools, libraries, post offices, and other goverment buildings. The United States lacks a similar direct government involvement.

I can only think of one program where the US federal government is directly involved - the Schools and Libraries' Eligibility Services program (aka e-Rate). It is an underfunded and poorly adminstered program that does not have as much impact as it could.

The Paper Chase

The Paper is Almost Done
At times it felt like it would never happen, but final the paper is done (or at least I believe so).

Most new born babies weigh less than this paper!

Fortunately, the baby analogy ends there because it took less time to make the paper than a baby (6 weeks versus 9 months), it wasn't as painful (or so I imagine), and we don't have to change it anymore.

To view the paper, click on the Wiki link.

Venting!

I must say, I am running out of gas on this project. The current version of the paper weighs in at more than 50 pages (including References, etc.) and yet it is still not complete. We still need content pulling together Blogs, Wikis, and Skype - I'm looking for contributions that examine those elements as a form of ad hoc online collaboration tool.