The Digital Grand Canyon refers to the gap between American citizens:
*with effective access to digital and information technology versus those with very limited or no access at all and/or
*with sufficient and proper resources, training and skills needed to effectively participate as a digital citizen versus those without and/or
*with the desire and mindset to embrace digital citizenry versus those without and/or
*with sufficient english language skills to effectively participate as an american digital citizen versus those without
Applying the 80/20 rule, there are 50 million american citizens in the digital grand canyon. Not a laughing matter, these citizens do or can expect to experience a lesser quality of american life, as more international and american businesses, and even federal, state and local governments, more growingly rely on providing online services, which can be much less costly to the organizations, than those provided by brick and mortar, telephone call center, and other facilities.
The term global digital divide refers to differences in citizen access, compared among countries.
*with effective access to digital and information technology versus those with very limited or no access at all and/or
*with sufficient and proper resources, training and skills needed to effectively participate as a digital citizen versus those without and/or
*with the desire and mindset to embrace digital citizenry versus those without and/or
*with sufficient english language skills to effectively participate as an american digital citizen versus those without
Applying the 80/20 rule, there are 50 million american citizens in the digital grand canyon. Not a laughing matter, these citizens do or can expect to experience a lesser quality of american life, as more international and american businesses, and even federal, state and local governments, more growingly rely on providing online services, which can be much less costly to the organizations, than those provided by brick and mortar, telephone call center, and other facilities.
The term global digital divide refers to differences in citizen access, compared among countries.
Some examples of use of digital grand canyon:
Florida is full of people in the digital grand canyon, driving around wasting time looking for the best early bird special, when they could have just looked and found it online.
With a data plan, your phone can help you over the digital grand canyon, to online register your kid for town sponsored soccer.
Florida is full of people in the digital grand canyon, driving around wasting time looking for the best early bird special, when they could have just looked and found it online.
With a data plan, your phone can help you over the digital grand canyon, to online register your kid for town sponsored soccer.
by Stevewithmpa December 9, 2010
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1- I have a 1,000 gig external hard drive. I have to, I have thousands of mp3's, music videos, movies, tv series... I have every single south park episode ever made, in order, and the movie
2 - you are such a digital hoarder. they could make a show about you.
2 - you are such a digital hoarder. they could make a show about you.
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A pseudonym for someone's identity on the internet. This is who they are in chat rooms/forums/online social networks (facebook, myspace, etc) in contrast with who they are in the real world.
My digital alter ego got huge last week, after my definition got added to the urban dictionary front page. I got 10 friend invites on Facebook today from people I don't remember.
by Ebonyks January 22, 2011
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Get the Digital Dick mug.A Digital Serf is a person who lacks property or wealth, and yet has access to a wide range of Internet Enabled devices such as Smart Phones, Tablets PCs, Gaming Consoles, Laptops, and Net Books.
Like previous generations of the working class who lacked property and means, the Digital Serf still finds distraction from their dreary life, but unlike their historic comrades the opiate of the masses today is the every present Internet delivered on cheap, and often portable devices.
by jackmylumber August 17, 2011
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1. Uncontrolled and unfettered uttering
of profanities whilst online.
2. Some things said during a fit of "Online Coprolalia" will be completely uncalled for and may result in uncontrolled LOL's and rofl's and coffee spurting through ones nose.
1. Uncontrolled and unfettered uttering
of profanities whilst online.
2. Some things said during a fit of "Online Coprolalia" will be completely uncalled for and may result in uncontrolled LOL's and rofl's and coffee spurting through ones nose.
misquoted examples of Digital Tourette's on FB
1.person on facebook = "Had a shitty day"
Megan = " awww that not fun!! Vagina."
2. person on facebook = " my boss is crap"
Ms Clark = "Mother fuckers. Go in and kick their chicken butts."
1.person on facebook = "Had a shitty day"
Megan = " awww that not fun!! Vagina."
2. person on facebook = " my boss is crap"
Ms Clark = "Mother fuckers. Go in and kick their chicken butts."
by Not-someone-else January 27, 2012
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