Michigan Broadband Providers to Receive More Than $81 Million to Expand High Speed Internet Access

SOM - Michigan Broadband Providers to Receive More Than $81 Million to Expand High Speed Internet Access: "LANSING - Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that three Michigan providers will receive more than $81 million in federal grants to expand broadband internet access in a large, underserved portion of the state, including Southwest Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, and to build public computing centers in more than 200 Michigan communities."

Facebook Places: What it is and how it works - Telegraph

"Facebook Places is a new application for mobile phones that enables Facebook users to alert their friends to their current location. Although the service is currently only available in the US, Facebook said it will be rolling out the tool to other countries in the coming months."

Comment: Advantage: It tells people where you are...
Disadvantage: Bad thing is it can alert people you do not want to know where you are to your location...

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