Sunday, January 09, 2011

The AP: Too Much Technology Choices For Minorities; The New Digital Divide

The AP has a silly story about technology:
some see a new "digital divide" emerging with Latinos and blacks being challenged by more, not less, access to technology. It's tough to fill out a job application on a cell phone, for example. Researchers have noticed signs of segregation online that perpetuate divisions in the physical world. And blacks and Latinos may be using their increased Web access more for entertainment than empowerment.