Dear Colleagues, The other night, I happened to see an interesting program that aired on C-SPAN (a private, non-profit company, created by the cable tv industry "as a public service to provide public access to the political process," which is funded solely by fees paid by the cable and satellite affiliates).
In this program, Jeffrey Cole, Research Professor at University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication discussed the results of the 5th year of the World Internet Project. The Digital Future Reports include statistics over this period of time, and this year's report covers the emergence of broadband for home use, the trends toward the use of online media, wireless internet use, the rise of e-commerce, and topics relating to access, attitudes and behaviors of both users and non-users, tracking the same 2,096 participants in 25 countries, a longitudinal study. The Reports for the preceeding years are also available. This year's Report is available at the Center for the Digital Future website: http://www.digitalcenter.org/ 2005 Report The Center is completely committed to providing highlights of the 2005 Digital Future Report free of charge to anyone interested in tracking the ways in which technology is changing the social, political or economic fabric of our lives. Those interested in getting a copy of the full report providing detailed comparisons and trends as well as analysis of current developments can purchase the complete report by following the link below. The cost of the report defrays some of the enormous costs inconducting the on-going research and may be considered a contribution to the work of the Center. The cost of the 2005 Digital Future Report is: Individual Use - $500 for individual use and permission to make one copy. Neither the electronic report nor the photocopy may be distributed within or outside of any organization. Corporate use - $1,500 for a corporate copy that can be shared (electronically or a photocopy) within a corporation or organization. Download the highlights of the 2005 Digital Future Report Here: <http://www.digitalcenter.org/pdf/Center-for-the-Digital-Future-2005-Highli ghts.pdf> Purchase the full report, with an Individual Use License or a Corporate Use License, here: <http://store.digitalcenter.org/> Non Profit Organizations and Libraries - please contact the Center: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The program itself is also available at the C-SPAN website: ID:190173 -12/02/2005 - 1:18 -$45.00 <http://www.c-spanstore.org/shop/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&pro ducts_id=190173-1> Ginger McCarthy Creative Response to Conflict: Resources for Community-building, Civil Dialogue and Conflict Resolution worldwide http://members.aol.com/Altdisres/ADR.html ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
