Posts Tagged ‘rural area internet access’

Options for Internet Access in Rural Areas

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012

Broadband Satellite Internet ServiceFor people in rural areas, the options for Internet access may be limited and/or expensive. About 5% of the population in the United States lives in rural areas where Internet service is not offered. Rural areas where Internet service may be purchased is often extremely slow unless a high-speed Internet package is purchased from a DSL, wireless, satellite or Cable provider.  Some of these options are more readily available than others.

Below is a description of the different Internet options that may be available to residents and businesses located in rural areas:

Dial Up Users Left Behind With Next Generation Internet Browsing

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

New Browser Changes Rural InternetI recently read a very intriguing article about a new type of internet browser that is going to be developed to integrate with all of the new social media websites.  Since I have done a few articles on social media I couldn’t pass up the chance to write an article about this new innovative browser.  The name of the browser is going to be called RockMelt, and it is going to be created by the founder of Netscape, Marc Andreessen.  As most of you may know Netscape, in all practical purposes, was the first internet browser.  It only makes sense that the person who pioneered internet browsing should be the first to make a hit with a new generation of web browsers.