Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Diminishing the Digital Divide
As technology advances, new devices are becoming cheaper, more efficient, and more easily accessible to anybody and everybody. This is an incredible improvement considering how expensive early technology use to be. At first, only those who were wealthy or had personal connections were able to benefit from new technology. Nowadays, almost everyone who wants it can have internet access, if not at home, then through the phones in their pocket at all times. The internet has become an amazing source of information and way of connecting to people. We are able to gain knowledge on any subject that exists, keep up to date with the latest news and game scores, and communicate with friends and family around the world. It is only fair that no one be deprived of the advantages of technology regardless of their financial budget or location. Everyone can benefit from the use of technology. The day is growing nearer where the gap between those who do and do not have high speed internet access will cease to exist.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/17/tech/mobile/ibm-digital-divide-gahran/index.html
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Totally agree with your point that it is not fair if someone is deprived of technology. Mainly two reasons prevented the technology from being accessible to everyone: a) it was too complicated to use for many people,
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