[Air-l] digital divide in use - more suggestions?

[Mark Warschauer]

Michaël,

I suggest you might want to look at my book, 
Technology and Social Inclusion: Rethinking the 
Digital Divide  (MIT Press, 2003), or also look 
at some of the work of Eszter Hargittai, who 
posts most of her papers on her Website.

Good luck--
Mark

Mark Warschauer
Associate Professor, Dept. of Education and Dept. of Informatics
University of California, Irvine
tel: (949) 824-2526,  fax: (949) 824-2965
markw at uci.edu; http://www.gse.uci.edu/markw

>Hello everybody,
>
>I'm doing research within the erea of internet 
>and the digital divide (like many of you, i 
>suppose ;-) )
>Most of the literature treats the internet as 
>one uniform medium. In reality, the internet 
>exists of different applications like websites, 
>usenet, listserv, blogs, email, IM, ...
>
>I was wondering if there exists some research 
>about the consequences of this difference in use 
>and it's relationship to the digital 
>divide-theory. Most of the time, the digital 
>divide is constraint to the difference in 
>internet access, but the future will bring us 
>perhaps only a difference in internet use (some 
>only use general websites, while others use all 
>different applications).
>
>The term 'digital divide in use' is somewhat 
>what i'm looking for, but not exctly i guess. 
>Also the term digital literacy is quite helpful 
>...
>
>Anyone more suggestions about literature? Or your opinion about this subject?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Michaël
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>Van: Deborah Elizabeth Finn [mailto:deborah.elizabeth.finn at gmail.com]
>Verzonden: za 4/06/2005 22:47
>Aan: The Digital Divide Network discussion group
>CC:
>Onderwerp: [DDN] Bragging Rights in Boston
>
>
>
>	(A version of this item is also available through my blog at
> 
>	<http://blog.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com/blog/_archives/2005/6/2/903714.html>;
>	the blog version provides live links to more information about some of
>	the people and organizations mentioned here.)
>
>
>	Dear Colleagues,    
>
>	On Wednesday evening, the Boston 501 Tech Club had a record turnout of
>	over 70 nonprofit techies!  It was the largest gathering ever in the
>	history of the regional 501 Tech Clubs.
>
>	Here are a few factors that go into an event like this one:
>
>	-  We had a dedicated team of planners:  Merove Heifetz of Earthwatch
>	Institute (the outgoing convener of the Boston club), Beth Sousa of
>	Families First (the incoming convener), Kathleen Sherwin of Tech
>	Foundation, and yours truly.
>
>	-  The planners met several weeks in advance, to get acquainted in
>	person, to brainstorm about desired outcomes, and to plan for the
>	transition to a new convener.  We then stayed in touch by email and
>	conference call.
>
>	-  TechFoundation generously underwrote the cost of the venue, food,
>	and drinks. Furthermore, Kathleen Sherwin, ably assisted by Colleen
>	Higgins (also of TechFoundation), deployed her superlative skills as
>	an event manager.
>
>	-  TechFoundation also generously underwrote my time as a consultant
>	to bring various pieces of the puzzle together, and to do outreach to
>	individuals and groups who may not have previously known about the
>	Boston 501 Tech Club or considered attending one of its events.
>
>	-  The event was held outdoors at a time of year when most people
>	crave a little fresh air and sunshire, and it didn't rain.
>
>	-  The venue was easily accessible by public transportation.  (Parking
>	was also available, which definitely counts for something in Harvard
>	Square.)
>
>	I'd summarize the most important take-aways in this way:
>
>	-  If you feed them, they will come.  This costs money.
>
>	-  Events of this sort are labor intensive.  Volunteers who have other
>	full-time jobs can't be expected to do all the work.  Hiring
>	professionals costs money.
>
>	-  It's important for potential attendees to receive personal
>	invitations (or to  hear about the event) from people they know.
>
>	However, it's also important not to overlook what we as the planners
>	could take for granted:  our region can boast of a first-rate talent
>	pool of current and aspiring nonprofit techies.  We have an abundance
>	of philanthropic spirit, utopian vision, and technological genius here
>	in Massachusetts.  Rich in human capital, we desperately need the
>	financial and institutional resources to bring it all together to
>	serve the nonprofit sector.  This new partnership between the Boston
>	501 Tech Club and TechFoundation may bring help to bring us to the
>	tipping point.
>
>	Go, team!
>
>	Best regards from Deborah
>
>	P.S.  Full disclosure of financial relationship:  I used to serve as
>	TechFoundation's national nonprofit liaison officer and director of
>	its Boston TechConnect program, and am currently working with TF on a
>	consulting basis.
>
>
>	Deborah Elizabeth Finn
>	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
>	deborah_elizabeth_finn at post.harvard.edu
>	http://blog.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com/blog
>	http://public.xdi.org/=deborah.elizabeth.finn
>
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