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December 13, 2004

Digital Divide Network Launches New Online Community

It is my great pleasure to announce that the Digital Divide Network has just launched its new website:

http://www.digitaldivide.net

Five years ago this week, we created the first Digital Divide Network website and email discussion group. Since then, DDN has grown into a network of over 3,000 people in more than 75 countries.

I invite you to visit the site and try out all the new features we've created for digital divide activists around the world. As a DDN member, you'll have access to a variety of powerful tools that will allow you to:

Membership is free, and is open to all people interesting in bridging the digital divide.

To get started, please visit the Join DDN page. After you've filled out the form, you'll receive an email asking you to confirm your membership. Click on the link provided in the email and your membership will be activated. Then return to the DDN homepage and log in.

Once you've logged in, please edit your personal profile so other DDN members can learn more about you.

DDN Highlights

Once you've logged into DDN, you can take advantage of the website's many features, including blogs, bulletin boards and other tools. Here are some great places to start.

Browse our articles and headlines. On the homepage, you'll see some of the many feature articles and news stories published on DDN. As a member of DDN, you are encouraged to post your own articles on the website.


Create a blog. Web logs, or "blogs," are online journals. Post your own thoughts and announcements on issues related to the digital divide. Think of it as a public diary or your own personal newsletter!

Join a discussion. We've set up bulletin boards for DDN members to discuss a range of issues related to the digital divide. In fact, every community within DDN has its own discussion board. Feel free to introduce yourself on our Welcome Wagon discussion board - it's a great place to break the ice!

Join a community. DDN is more than just a website; it's a collection of online communities in which you can discuss the digital divide, Internet literacy, community technology, economic development and other interesting topics. Each community is like an online workspace: you can post news, articles and event announcements, upload documents, share favorite Web resources and chat in a bulletin board room. You can start by browsing the communities hosted on DDN. When you see one that's interesting, go to the community's homepage and click the link at the top that says, "Join this community." This will allow you to participate in that group.

I hope you enjoy the new website. Please consider it a place where you can share your best ideas with colleagues from around the world, so we may work together to develop new real-world strategies for bridging the digital divide.

Posted by acarvin at December 13, 2004 8:01 AM

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