MEMORIES: How 20 popular websites looked when they launched... Sep 4, 2009
Wow, I feel like I've taken the "information superhighway" all the way to "cyberspace". StephenT on September 03, 2009 at 04:09 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Selling your home? Online tools level the playing field Aug 31, 2009
So your home-selling efforts need to cruise the Information Superhighway at top speed. "Despite a slowdown in the housing market, real estate consumers have increased their usage of the Internet as their 'go-to' real estate information source in order to successfully find the home they purchase," says Greg Healy, vice president of operations for ForSaleByOwner. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Intel Hikes Outlook In The Latest Sign Of A Tech Recovery Aug 31, 2009
eIBD Investor's Business Daily Digital Edition. Access recent eIBD issues easily. (Investors Business Daily)
Broaden access for broadband Aug 30, 2009
The state should do whatever it can to move its western counties out of the breakdown lane of the information superhighway. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Hawaii must bolster broadband network Aug 29, 2009
Among states and developed nations that increasingly have expanded their links to the information superhighway, the Islands have been relegated to the back roads. The bad news comes in a study by , which measured average upload speeds, and it reveals a traffic jam on Hawai'i's broadband (high speed) networks. (Honolulu Advertiser)
BILL WOULD GIVE OBAMA 'EMERGENCY' CONTROL OF INTERNET Aug 29, 2009
Time to plan contingencies for throwing up roadblocks on the information superhighway. Disarm the opposition; then crushing dissent becomes easier. (The Drudge Report)
12 Words You Can Never Say in the Office Aug 26, 2009
Nobody talks about the "World Wide Web" anymore, or the "Information Superhighway," for that matter. It's just the Internet. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
East Africa: Kampala-Kigali Fibre Cable Link to Cost U.S.$9 Million Aug 25, 2009
Green Future developed the remaining distance to Kampala and that link enabled Uganda to be the only inland country to be part of the global information superhighway when Seacom went live last month. Since December 2007, Green Future has been involved in surveillance and resolution of faults arising from fibre optic cuts all over East Africa. (allAfrica.com)
State and Sho-Me Technologies Partner for Funding to Expand Broadband Internet Across Missouri Aug 23, 2009
"Just as the railroads and interstates transformed Missouri communities in decades past, this massive undertaking would truly help connect every corner of Missouri with the information superhighway of the future," Gov. Nixon said. "This project has the potential to connect doctors and patients across our state at the speed of light; open the doors of our colleges and universities to students in every corner of Missouri; and expand markets for our small businesses not only around Missouri, but... (Saint Louis Front Page)
Apple Board A Rubber Stamp? Who Cares Aug 23, 2009
If the Internet is an information superhighway, think of network solutions providers as its road crew ... If the Internet is an information superhighway, think of network solutions providers as its road crew. (Investors Business Daily)
Stocks Rise Again; Aeropostale, Open Text Post Results Aug 22, 2009
If the Internet is an information superhighway, think of network solutions providers as its road crew. The segment a mix of services that help distribute online data doesn't involve hardware such as cables, routers or switches. (Investors Business Daily)
Level 3 seeks stimulus funds for broadband Aug 21, 2009
Each station can be made into an on-ramp where high-speed connections are made between the information superhighway and local networks owned by telecoms, cable companies, schools, hospitals and others providing high-speed directly to people. Each of the projects covered by Level 3's applications for stimulus are in areas where the company expects to find multiple local networks wanting to use the new entry points that Level 3 would build, Merchant said. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
MyBook. FaceSpace, … Next! Aug 20, 2009
This feeling was palpable in the late 1990s as our best and brightest burned off down the then-potholed information superhighway. Despite this, a web-based company called Hotmail launched its email service in July 1996 and by December 1997 boasted 8. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
A New Radiohead Song Hits The Inter... Aug 19, 2009
Attention Radiohead fans: everyone s favorite alternative/ neo-prog/ electronica/ kraut rock influenced/ whatever you feel like labeling them band has just released a new song via the information superhighway. This time they re saving you the agony of deciding how much music is worth and just making it free (like In Rainbows was for a lot of people anyway). (Suite101.com)
Health and the State Aug 14, 2009
The enlightenment-era federation of both US and Post Offices abroad (the Revolutionary era s version of the Information Superhighway), with their networked delivery infrastructure means it can be much more reliable and quicker than either FedEx and DHL in reaching rural areas. That private fire insurance, security guards etc. (The American Conservative)
CYBER-SECURITY BLUES Aug 6, 2009
Still, all the political maneuvering has gridlocked the effort to find a top cop for the information superhighway. White House spokesman Nicholas Shapiro still claims that cyber-security is "a major priority for the president." But so far, it's all talk and no action. (New York Post -- Opinions)
No time for 'real time,' I'm online Aug 4, 2009
Try explaining that to the virtual police when you're cruising the information superhighway. Then there are the quizzes. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Independent Show: Polka Says Small Ops Concerned About Web Site Fees Jul 29, 2009
"In our view, ESPN360.com needs to have a direct relationship with the consumer and not use broadband providers as toll collectors on the information superhighway.". An ESPN spokesman responded Tuesday by saying: "Contrary to the ACA's recent comments, ESPN does not force distributors -- large or small -- to carry any of our products. ESPN distributes content on the Internet through various models. We offer more sports news and short form sports video online through ESPN.com than anybody... (Multichannel News)
High-Speed Cable Ushers in New Internet Era Jul 24, 2009
This effectively means that Kenya is now part of the global information superhighway and will be able to compete on a more level platform with more established economies. The commissioning in Mombasa, was marked with a live telecast by Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete in Dar es Salaam, who was linked with journalists in Kampala, Maputo, Johannesburg, London and Marseille. (allAfrica.com)
Top baby names: Jack & Mia Jul 23, 2009
Baby names: the new top 10 : Essential Baby Parenting Australia. Welcome to Essential Baby. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Column: Early days of the Internet Jul 20, 2009
That bill also resulted in the phrase information superhighway. Gore's bill led the way for the educational and scientific networks that underlay the modern Internet, the national information infrastructure. (Missoulian, MT)
Restore the noble purpose of libraries Jul 19, 2009
Once the captains of the information superhighway, librarians are now thumbing a ride into history. Libraries are currently popular only because everything's free. (Yahoo News)
Has broadband killed the LAN party? Jul 15, 2009
Back when the information superhighway was a dirt track, my mates and I took took turns hosting LAN parties. Everyone would bring their computer and copies of their favourite games, and we'd sit around someone's lounge room eating pizza, drinking beer and chasing each other through Quake with a Big Frickin Gun. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Medical Use For Waste Television Screens Jul 14, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 13, 2009) Waste material from discarded televisions could be recycled and used in medicine, according to new research by scientists at the University of York. The chemical compound polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA) is widely used in industry and is a key element of television sets with liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. (Science Daily)
Digital highway is route for the future Jul 11, 2009
In the 21st century, however, the most cost-effective model to do business may be to get humans off traditional roads and onto the information superhighway via broadband, digital media and emerging technologies ... An information superhighway could mean more telecommuting for everyday workers, and a new way of moving products and data. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Physician-Owned Hospitals Face Strict Limits Under Health Plans Jul 11, 2009
Vistaprint (VPRT)is riding the Information Superhighway to the land of profit. The Bermuda-based firm uses the Internet to reach 19 million customers. (Investors Business Daily)
Can Andrew Breitbart Save Hollywood? Jun 2, 2009
From the first time he logged on to Al Gores magical new Information Superhighway, Andrew knew that his interests in politics, popular culture and the media could constitute a powerful vehicle for changeand that he might get to do some of the steering. This is my absolute passion, Breitbart says today of his media presence. (Townhall.com)
Dow Jones Swaps Travelers, Cisco for Citigroup, GM Jun 2, 2009
"Cisco makes the paving bricks for the information superhighway and it's affecting the culture in kind of the same way that automobiles affected the culture in the 20th century," John A. Prestbo, editor and executive director of Dow Jones Indexes, told The Associated Press. "We thought it was a fitting replacement for General Motors.". (ABC News -- Wire)
Better Connections for Road Warriors May 28, 2009
In one of my first efforts after starting this column 15 years ago this month, I wrote that travelers looking for an information superhighway often found a "data dirt road instead." Things have gotten a lot better since then to the point where, if you have the right tools, you can expect reasonable data connections in any city or town in the world. Now a variety of innovations are being packaged for business travelers with fairly specialized requirements. (BusinessWeek)
FROM FREE TO FEE: THE STRUGGLE TO MAKE WEB USERS PAY... May 19, 2009
The result is that consumers, used to having a free ride on the information superhighway, are about to be confronted by many more tollbooths. Rupert Murdoch, chairman of , this month summed up the shift in thinking. (The Drudge Report)
Lewis: The ACTION 5! May 14, 2009
com, digital available on the information superhighway. Take a listen at www. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Kindle DX Ressurrects `Crazy Idea' Knight Ridder Abandoned 14 Years Ago May 13, 2009
There are many people who believe that newspapers are dinosaurs and that theyre going to become the roadkill on the information superhighway in the not-too-distant future, Fidler said on the video. We believe exactly the opposite. (Bloomberg)
Is the Flower wilting? May 13, 2009
When the volume of traffic is high enough, even the information superhighway can get a bit clogged. There's no question that Fleury has not had the his best series of his career, but that's not a bad offensive team he's facing. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
My $4,500 Lemon: Taking the Feds Up on Cash For Clunkers May 10, 2009
To find out, I took a ride on the information superhighway to , which is an easy way to compare the efficiency of just about every car imaginable. Within a few clicks, I determined that our current van averages 16 miles per gallon in the city and 23 mpg highway, which somehow averages out, according to the government, to 18 mpg. (Yahoo News)
The more things change... May 7, 2009
Now the aptly named information superhighway threatens to replace meaningful personal interaction with electronic gibberish ... Such people tend to see the information superhighway as an end in itself. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
DOCUmation founder back in the saddle May 5, 2009
The copier has become the on-ramp to the information superhighway, Meredith says. We effect how people move, store and manage information. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
'Self-healing' Polymer May Facilitate Recycling Of Hard-to-dispose Plastic May 2, 2009
26, 2009) Discarded electronic hardware, including bits and pieces that built the information superhighway, can be recycled into an additive that makes super-strong asphalt paving material for real highways. (Aug. (Science Daily)
See a bad driver? Flip a tweet, not a bird May 1, 2009
(CNN) -- Why waste your time futilely shaking your fist at the driver who cut you off on the country road when you can take him to task on the information superhighway. Molly Hutchins says the Twitter feed gives people an "outlet to vent your frustration" over bad drivers. (CNN -- Tech)
Rich Musical Pickings With Easier Access To Archives May 1, 2009
26, 2009) Should the Internet be a tool to enable competent democratic citizenship or an information superhighway leading to global economic power. Europeans and Americans began with different visions, but by. (Science Daily)
Cyber highway slows up in regional areas Apr 28, 2009
Ms Barron is alarmed that she and her network of local colleagues, who communicate largely by email, might miss out on the information superhighway and get the inferior model because of the size of their area. The architect and her carpenter husband Matt Carroll chose their sea change so they could be close to their children Finn, 6, and Aisling, 10, in their home offices and give them a better life. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Internet fuels growth in prostitution Apr 17, 2009
"The internet is without a doubt the information superhighway," she said. "We will all have to take the good with the bad. As long as there are men looking, there will be women selling. It should be made safe.". (Boston Globe)
• Wise pathsstill lead tothe library Apr 12, 2009
Sometimes, even the information superhighway can't keep up with Mrs. Seaver and her book cart. David Cooper is a father of five. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
LETTER: Home schools show 'hope for better future' Apr 10, 2009
exbricklayer wrote on Apr 9, 2009 12:34 PM:" That breeze you feel is my 4 year old blowing past you on the information superhighway. ". Harry Potter wrote on Apr 9, 2009 4:22 PM:" I agree CrowWoman. I kept wondering when it was going. Very strange.... ". (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Montini: Old-fashioned.com(mentary) Apr 7, 2009
The world is close to saying that now, of course, with those who can't keep up flattened into a type of digital roadkill on the information superhighway. "I worked in doctors' offices for over 30 years," Julie told me. (AZCentral)
New Super-bouyant Material: Life Preserver Might Float A Horse Mar 21, 2009
26, 2009) Discarded electronic hardware, including bits and pieces that built the information superhighway, can be recycled into an additive that makes super-strong asphalt paving material for real highways. (May 29, 2007) Scientists in the United States and China are reporting development of a new type of fluorescent sensing material that could lead to innovative devices for rapid detection of explosives in security. (Science Daily)
How to squeeze the most from your computer Mar 20, 2009
Your old computer, treated with care and respect, can still make that pan-global road trip on the Information Superhighway. It just needs a careful hand on the wheel and a steady toe on the pedal to maximize its potential: That New Computer Smell on an Old Wallet Budget. (CNN -- Tech)
4 Investigates: Pill-pushers turn to Internet Mar 17, 2009
According to the DEA, a growing number of pill pushers have moved from the street corner to the information superhighway. Jimmie Fox directs the DEA Operations in Louisiana and the central Gulf Coast region. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Belle Fourche launches new city Web site Mar 9, 2009
The city of Belle Fourche has a new look on the Information Superhighway. Betty Jo Jorgensen, executive assistant to the mayor and council, is the designer of the new Web site, www. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
`When Tracking Our Every Move Can Be Good' Mar 2, 2009
Where once we would help old ladies across the information superhighway (to mix some metaphors), we now suspect they're not really an old lady but a Nigerian scammer or a big corporation with bad things in mind for us. I blame myself for this. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
NutriCHAT Appointment System Offers Convenience and Simplicity to Nutraceutical Manufacturers Feb 28, 2009
The information superhighway allows us to implement the most developed technology available, but not without compromise: many tradeshows are missing critical components such as convenience, simplicity and most of all, the human element. As the global economy continues to deteriorate, business owners have searched for simplified, cost-effective mediums that can be used to communicate the needs of their companies to the nutraceutical manufacturers that they work with. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
ACS Weekly PressPac -- Feb. 11, 2009 Feb 17, 2009
Information superhighway's trash yields a super highway asphalt Environmental Science ology. Discarded electronic hardware, including bits and pieces that built the information superhighway, can be recycled into an additive that makes super-strong asphalt paving material for real highways, researchers in China are reporting in a new study. (EurekAlert!)
Stumped by the PC Lover on Your List? Accessorize! Feb 11, 2009
An illuminated, flexible keyboard will allow him or her to cruise the information superhighway in the dark without having to turn on all the lights and possibly disturb others in the household. Plus, the keyboards are virtually indestructible, can be rolled up and easily taken on the road for travel, and cost about the same as a good standard or ergonomic keyboard. (Pekin Times, IL)
Obama: D.C. gridlock mustn’t halt stimulus now Feb 10, 2009
And now is the time to create the jobs that remake America for the 21st century by rebuilding crumbling roads, bridges and levees; designing a smart electrical grid; and connecting every corner of the country to the information superhighway. These are the actions Americans expect us to take without delay. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Obama in Elkhart calling for swift passage of stimulus package Feb 10, 2009
"Jobs that modernize our health care system, not only saving us billions of dollars, but countless lives."Jobs that construct a smart electric grid, connect every corner of the country to the information superhighway, double our capacity to generate renewable energy, and grow the economy of tomorrow. "Jobs that rebuild our crumbling roads, bridges and levees and dams, so that the tragedies of New Orleans and Minneapolis never happen again."It includes immediate tax relief for our struggling... (Niles Star, MI)
Remote access Feb 7, 2009
Riding Tunisia's information superhighway by bus. By Sylvia Smith BBC News, Ain Ek Misha. (BBC News -- Technology)
