WEEKLY OUTLOOK FOR 8.17
Weekly Outlook for August 17: For this week’s outlook we report on the US’ rising internet usage; Britain’s government control of Turks & Caicos; The discovery of Russia’s missing ship; North Korea reopening its borders to the South; and a wired Seoul, Korea. Click Read More for the full report.
The Weekly Outlook is an editorial briefing for wejetset’s online magazine. Each week we scan international news and aggregate the stories that will likely impact their respective region and possibly the world. From economic issues to politics, we strive to deliver news that will be useful to our readers as they navigate their local and global spaces.
Wired reports on an interesting study showing that the internet is in more than 50% of american homes. “Nielsen is best known for measuring the popularity of a certain other mass medium that went viral a half-century earlier. How fitting that this paradigm shift came with fin-de-siècle serendipity to a millennium that had already witnessed staggering technological advancement. Not since television transformed the world in the early 1950s had anything entered the collective consciousness as quickly or pervasively as the internet, which began its life 40 years earlier as “Arpanet,” a relatively humble military experiment…”
Reported corruption sparks direct British rule for Caribbean islands. “Britain has imposed direct rule on the Caribbean islands of Turks and Caicos after an investigation found evidence of corruption among the territory’s officials. The British government said it had suspended the government and legislature of its former colony and put the London-appointed governor in charge…”
There’s a certain amount of intrigue surrounding Russia’s missing ship, the Artic See. “Whether or not it had anything more dangerous than a cargo of timber on board, cargo ship Arctic Sea, which was found Monday after vanishing for two weeks, certainly carries the answers to an intriguing maritime mystery…”
The slow economy is effecting everyone. “North Korea said on Monday it would reopen its border with the South, ending a self-imposed 9-month blockade on a vital source of cash for its leaders as their ravaged economy is squeezed by tightening U.N. sanctions…”
Time Magazine has a great slide show showing and discussing how technology is intergrated into everyday life in Seoul Korea. “Almost every aspect of public life in Seoul is guided by e-technology. The transportation network, above, relies on RFID cards to track commuters in busses, subways and cars…”
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