PCToday - Students Create Public-Service Announcements for Area Nonprofits

PCToday - Students Create Public-Service Announcements for Area Nonprofits: "Mass media communication students at Pennsylvania College of Technology created public-service announcements for area nonprofit agencies that began airing locally on cable television in early April.

Comcast, the cable-service provider for the Williamsport area, has donated airtime to run the PSAs on its cable stations. The first PSA began airing this month; each will run for about three weeks."

From the too-good-to-be-altruistic department by ZDNet's Christopher Dawson -- Sure, the digital divide still exists here in the states. It took nearly an act of congress to get my high school moved into the 21st century and we're busily updating our curriculum to make use of the new technology. However, in reality, about 3 quarters of US homes have at least one computer. I have 4 [...]

RIM moves to prevent another BlackBerry outage

RIM moves to prevent another BlackBerry outage: "TORONTO — Research In Motion is making internal changes to ensure that a massive outage of its BlackBerry e-mail service like the one that hit thousands of North American users this week doesn't happen again, its co-chief executive said on Friday.

'It's very rare that we have these events,' Jim Balsillie told Reuters in an interview."

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Eco-blogs target younger generations in South Florida | theledger.com

Eco-blogs target younger generations in South Florida | theledger.com: "Eco-blogs target younger generations in South Florida

By BRIDGET CAREY
The Miami Herald
MIAMI
Rebecca Carter has a mission: raise awareness of local, green-minded organizations through one Web destination.

Last year, she launched her blog, greenerMIAMI.com, and now it's beginning to blossom as the go-to destination for green events and news in South Florida. The site gets about 130 hits a day, and she said the traffic to her blog is increasing without her having to advertise."

Sioux City Journal: Nonprofits benefit from new media organization

Sioux City Journal: Nonprofits benefit from new media organization: "'Welcome to Focus on the Community,' said host Eloy Garza.

Rouse was overseeing another presentation of Siouxland Community Media, a recently-established, nonprofit production company that works with other nonprofits to provide access to the community through television."