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From: LindyBill	4/19/2008 9:36:30 AM
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Connectivity versus content: two examples ARTICLE: "A Society On the Threshold Of Change: Bhutanese Confront Modernization Warily," by Emily Wax, Washington Post, 4 April 2008, p. A14. THE WORLD: "The Doctor is Online," sources include Reuters and The Economist, Washington Post, 4 April 2008, p. A14. Ethiopia connects to web and virtually imports Indian docs. Why? Ethiopia has one doc per 37k, and India's got one per 1,666. So the decision on that connectivity is easy. Bhutan opens up to sat TV in 1999. Soon enough, MTV and the WWF are banned. Too many kids fighting in emulation. This is a country where daycare for working moms is still considered "mind-altering." Everyone wants connectivity, but they also typically want to control content. An oldie but a goodie ... thomaspmbarnett.com

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