Comments on: Broad Band(ages) aren’t the Solution http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/09/broad-bandages-arent-the-solution/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: strane http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/09/broad-bandages-arent-the-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-252009 strane Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:34:10 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=2298#comment-252009 Thanks for sharing information and i appreciate it.Looking for more discussion and waiting for new topics here. Thanks for sharing information and i appreciate it.Looking for more discussion and waiting for new topics here.

]]> By: Rmanning http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/09/broad-bandages-arent-the-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-238423 Rmanning Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:15:02 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=2298#comment-238423 When North America goes all digital, will there be cave dwelling survialist and other whackjobs who think the world has ended? I'll be watching CNN to see people spout and foam at the mouth about the injustice of it all (in a way it IS unjust). RM When North America goes all digital, will there be cave dwelling survialist and other whackjobs who think the world has ended?

I’ll be watching CNN to see people spout and foam at the mouth about the injustice of it all (in a way it IS unjust).

RM

]]> By: Alex Marshall http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/09/broad-bandages-arent-the-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-237815 Alex Marshall Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:50:24 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=2298#comment-237815 Thanks for the input gentlemen, much appreciated. Fahd - to be honest, I'm not entirely sure what the digital television broadcasting will do to computer sales. But the national broadband policy should cause a boost to computer sales, given that many people who previously had poor internet access will now have a reason to upgrade. Ken - I heard Paul Krugman (2008 Nobel Prize winner for economics) on a tv interview a while ago and he sounded somewhat pessimistic on the technology issue. He thought that a lot of the stimulus would be directed to manufacturing and construction-type jobs, and not as innovative as it could be. I'm inclined to feel the same. As far as constituent support, a lot more voters (and elected officials) are likely to support physical infrastructure projects that are much more visible than the type of innovative ones that I'm looking at. That said, I think the national broadband strategy and the digitized medical records will stick. Beyond that, we'll see. Thanks for the input gentlemen, much appreciated.

Fahd – to be honest, I’m not entirely sure what the digital television broadcasting will do to computer sales. But the national broadband policy should cause a boost to computer sales, given that many people who previously had poor internet access will now have a reason to upgrade.

Ken – I heard Paul Krugman (2008 Nobel Prize winner for economics) on a tv interview a while ago and he sounded somewhat pessimistic on the technology issue. He thought that a lot of the stimulus would be directed to manufacturing and construction-type jobs, and not as innovative as it could be.
I’m inclined to feel the same. As far as constituent support, a lot more voters (and elected officials) are likely to support physical infrastructure projects that are much more visible than the type of innovative ones that I’m looking at.
That said, I think the national broadband strategy and the digitized medical records will stick. Beyond that, we’ll see.

]]> By: KenGH http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/09/broad-bandages-arent-the-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-237729 KenGH Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:09:09 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=2298#comment-237729 I think you've really hit the nail on the head here Alex - with the whole world ablaze with talk of bailouts being the only answer, who's to say that throwing money at this problem is enough to stop it? This isn't just a "we ran out of money" issue, this is a systemic issue and I agree that it's going to take long-term infrastructure investments to ensure that the US isn't mortgaging their future to get through the next couple of years. With respect to your ideas, do you think that the US will be willing to dive into technology to the extent you suggest? I'm sure many are still wary of how fragile technology can be - they're trying to get Obama to throw away his blackberry for security reasons, we saw the TSX go down recently due to simple technology issues, etc. Great post - added to the Google Reader. I think you’ve really hit the nail on the head here Alex – with the whole world ablaze with talk of bailouts being the only answer, who’s to say that throwing money at this problem is enough to stop it? This isn’t just a “we ran out of money” issue, this is a systemic issue and I agree that it’s going to take long-term infrastructure investments to ensure that the US isn’t mortgaging their future to get through the next couple of years.

With respect to your ideas, do you think that the US will be willing to dive into technology to the extent you suggest? I’m sure many are still wary of how fragile technology can be – they’re trying to get Obama to throw away his blackberry for security reasons, we saw the TSX go down recently due to simple technology issues, etc.

Great post – added to the Google Reader.

]]> By: Fahd http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/09/broad-bandages-arent-the-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-237652 Fahd Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:20:11 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=2298#comment-237652 Great Blog! I am interested to find out whether this move to all-digital broadcast will help spur computer sales. What do you think? Great Blog! I am interested to find out whether this move to all-digital broadcast will help spur computer sales. What do you think?

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