internet
Digital divide narrows with Comcast's "Internet Essentials"
by Benjamin Siekmeier (Benjamin Siekmeier)
Submitted 03-09-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
All Grand Rapids families with children who receive free school lunches may qualify for Comcast's "Internet Essentials" program, which offers broadband internet for $9.95 per month and an optional netbook for $149.99. The program...
Catalyst Radio: Internet legislation protested with web blackouts
by WYCE Radio 88.1 FM (WYCE)
Submitted 01-20-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEWIn this episode of Catalyst Radio we discuss two congressional bills with potential effects of limiting an open and free internet, which are facing...
In studio: GR GiveCamp taking apps from nonprofits in need of custom web tools
by WYCE Radio 88.1 FM (WYCE)
Submitted 08-19-2011 under NONPROFITS
Don't have time to listen right now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW (9:58) Ross Hunter, tech volunteer and web developer, joins Linda on air to talk about GR GiveCamp, a volunteer event by the tech community to put...
In studio: GR Web Dev brings together techies of all persuasions
by WYCE Radio 88.1 FM (WYCE)
Submitted 06-24-2011 under NONPROFITS
Don't have time to listen right now? Download the MP3 and listen at your leisure! INTERVIEW (10:33) Two facilitators from the Grand Rapids Web Development Group, Ben Rausch and Ross Hunter, join us on air to explain this hot young gun on the...
Has the divide gone mobile?
by Laurie Cirivello (LCirivello)
Submitted 03-29-2011 under OPINION
From the Rapidian staff Quite recently, I was reading through the Predictions for Journalism 2011 series on the Nieman Journalism Lab website. Once again, many are claiming this is to be the “year of mobile.” Hardly earth-shattering as this...
Wireless Internet for Low Income Residents of Grand Rapids
by Community Media Center (grcmc)
Submitted 11-12-2010 under NONPROFITS
For those who haven’t heard, Clear is the new kid in town for high-speed wireless Internet access. “Bringing the 4G service to Grand Rapids has been in the works for some time” said Laurie Cirivello, executive director of Grand Rapids Community...
Online tools: Resources to create cool multimedia for The Rapidian
by Denise Cheng (dennetmint)
Submitted 07-06-2010 under OPINION
From The Rapidian staff: It's astonishing how easy it is to create interactive media with free tools right at your fingertips (literally)—that is, if you know where to look. We covered a couple tools in a previous editorial, but here are a few more...
Grand Rapids makes a case for Google Fiber
by Denise Cheng (dennetmint)
Submitted 03-01-2010 under NEWS
Japan has it. Other European and east Asian countries have it, and now Google is working to bring fiber connectivity to the United States. Grand Rapids is among dozens of cities vying to host the Google Fiber initiative. Internet connectivity has...
#BreakfastForSmartPpl sold out in five hours
by Denise Cheng (dennetmint)
Submitted 01-06-2010 under NEWS
January 21. $21. 21 spots. The registration page for #BreakfastForSmartPpl went live at 4:30 p.m. yesterday, and within five hours, all 21 spots had been filled. #BreakfastForSmartPpl is a sunrise breakfast starting at 6:45 a.m. on Jan. 21 at Mosaic...
