Who is online? Saturday, April 26, 2003 Businesses use the Internet more than individuals do, and EDPros need to distinguish between the two groups. Business users are important because they open the door to on-line retention surveys. Residents using the internet are good candidates for distance education. Now, there's a new study on residential users. Disparities in Internet use between rural residents and others remain. In rural areas, less than half of Americans go online. Southerners are the least likely of any geographic group to be online with 45% still not using the Internet, closely followed by the Midwest with 44% offline. The Northeast has 41% of its population offline and the West continues to lead in Internet penetration only 37% of Westerners do not use the Internet. More Midwesterners and Southerners believe they will never use the Internet. Close to 60% of offline inhabitants of both regions say they do not think they will ever go online. This contrasts with Northeast and West regions where about half of their offline residents don't think they will ever use the Internet. Download the report from the Pew Internet Project. Today in our history of innovation... In 1961, Robert Noyce received a patent for the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit placed the previously separated transistors , resistors, capacitors and all the connecting wiring onto a single crystal (or 'chip') made of silicon. He went on to found Intel. posted by Ed Morrison |		This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. links Some Background on EDPro Weblog The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it. One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information. So, spread the word...Share the knowledge. Tell a friend about EDPro Weblog. If you are using a news reader, here is the link to syndicate this site: Here's the link if you are a bloglines subscriber: Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking. Background on Ed Morrison Download some background information on me here.

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