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Ted Stevens And Libraries

February 15th, 2007

Okay, I just have a few things to say about this Ted Stevens library banning social media sites, possibly including Wikipedia situation:

The Internet is the new library. Whenever I want to research something, do I go to my local library and type something in their green screen, card catalog terminal? Heck no. I fire up Google.

The Internet is basically the largest repository of information ever created. If some tiny local Illinois libraries don’t want to tap into it, it’s their loss. Just like those Belgian newspapers that didn’t want to be indexed by Google.

It’s past the point of no return. Individuals, corporations, and entire swaths of society must get jacked into the net – or die. A captive audience is already waiting, like baby birds with their mouths wide open just begging for media on the net.

Politicians shouldn’t be banning parts of the Internet. They should be blanketing the country with fiber and WiFi as a national cause like building highways. We’re falling behind Europe and Asia. According to that InformationWeek report, America ranks twelfth in broadband adoption, while in 2001 it was fourth.

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  • Mike
    Fully agree. Those who don't understand the internet will fade into the background. Those who grasp the idea will be rewarded, and those who fully utilize what the internet has to offer will be the ones to truly thrive.

    I don't see why people are still fighting this, the battle is long over.
  • I just figure it's fear, especially fear of the unknown.
  • Mike
    You're probably right. It's a shame nobody's offered to educate them. Though it's not like they've sought out an explanation of modern technology, either.

    The EFF reported a while ago that a politician received an iPod for Christmas, and apparently it was enough to change his opinion on digital media. Kind of like one of those "eureka" moments.
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