Greg's Submarine Cable Map is an attempt to consolidate all the available information about the undersea communications infrastructure. The initial data was harvested from Wikipedia, and further information was gathere by simply googling and transcribing as much data as possible into a useful format, namely a rich geocoded format.
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Our world is getting smaller and smaller, thanks to the increasing number of folks connecting to the Internet. Our world is getting faster, thanks to us being connected everywhere. Our world is getting more connected and that in itself is changing the way we live, work, communicate and share. Here is a visual representation of our connected planet, by the numbers.
via gigaom.com
A look and reflection at the changes in human communication.
via Mina Liu
Looking back over the past half-century, a clear pattern has emerged with respect to how companies and their employees communicate. Every 20 years, a new widespread form of enterprise collaboration has been adopted.
via blog.socialcast.com
When did people begin relying on e-mail and other online communication? Some may guess around the 80s, but e-mail actually goes all the way back to the mid-60s.
Take a comprehensive look at how e-mail works and how much we have come to rely on it. via www.focus.com
The “mobile workforce” has emerged – a workforce so empowered by personal technology like phones and laptops, wireless internet and real-time data sharing.
via blog.socialcast.com
