Blog Post
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, June 10th 2008 at 8:01

GETTING INFORMATION...SLOWLY

A University of Arizona researcher has concluded there's an inequity when it comes to accessing health information via the Internet. UA Communications Department Assistant Professor Steve Rains' research is published in the national Communications Research Journal.

Rains says some people who use dial-up modems are too impatient to wait for the information to load on their computer screens, while broadband users don't have to waste too much time. You can read more about the study here.

I was surprised to learn that so many people still use dial-up. I know it costs more to go high-speed, but with broadband widely available at workplaces and all libraries, I find it odd that people would have health concerns, but don't care enough to wait a few seconds (or minutes) to check them out.

Perhaps you're on dial-up as you read this. Maybe you aren't downloading our schedules, videos and audio podcasts, because you don't feel like waiting. At least AZPM still offers programs the old fashioned way...on your TV and radio.

Comments Comments are closed

To prevent spam, comments are no longer allowed after sixty days.