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 08, 2010
a powerful sex move where you force your sexual partner to stop pissing for months, and then fuck them so hard they start pissing everywhere. This simulates the pollution of the Chinese rivers and falls.
why is Jessica holding in her piss? She's waiting for the grand falls of china.
Me and my girlfriend just had the grand falls of china, cleaning the room was annoying, but it felt amazing.
Me and my girlfriend just had the grand falls of china, cleaning the room was annoying, but it felt amazing.
by Rocket sex November 15, 2020
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
by SmartyParty_ October 15, 2020
a large disturbance or lots of commotion caused by extreme partying and the consumption of many alcoholic drinks
What a grand ruckus time we had last weekend.
by Erok73 July 25, 2011
by laketheminifig November 20, 2022
by Your Ender July 29, 2023
A bunch of rednecks trying to be redneck by drinking keystone when in reality they should be drinking Michelob ultra.
“Let’s go ride lawnmowers”
Responds-“HELL YEAh”
Grand saline texas means a whole bunch of Fakes and a bunch of bs
Responds-“HELL YEAh”
Grand saline texas means a whole bunch of Fakes and a bunch of bs
by Grand saline texas January 18, 2020