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Since moving to Louisiana a couple of months ago, I’ve been trying to find up-to-date internet usage stats for the state. Although the Pew Internet & American Life Project provides an excellent overview, it does not break that data down by state (at least not publicly).
I did manage to find this data via TechPolicyBank:
- Louisiana ranks 33rd in the US for overall number of high-tech workers and 43rd for average high-tech wage.
- 52% of all Louisiana’s households own a computer. The national average is 62%.
- 44% of all Louisiana’s households use the internet at home compared to 55% nationwide.
- 10% of all Louisiana’s households have broadband compared to 20% nationally.
If you know where I can find more detailed and up-to-date internet usage stats for Louisiana please let me know.
The big tech news yesterday was Google’s announcement of easily embeddable Google Maps. It had always been possible to do this via the Google Maps API or various widgets, but now it is so easy no politician has any excuse for not using detailed maps on their blogs/websites.
Why are maps so useful for politicians? The main reason is they help tell a story. The visual impact of a map, combined with videos, photos and short blog entries can be extremely powerful. Senator Ben Nelson’s (D-NE) Iraq Codel Map is a great example of this. Much more interesting than a series of dry news items or blog entries describing a politicians movements.
As an example, I have embedded a map showing the route my fiance Erin and I took during our recent big move from DC to New Orleans.
One slight annoyance, which I’m sure the clever folks at Google will soon rectify, is that you can’t save a route such as this to My Maps. You can do this for addresses and businesses you search for. If I’m missing something here please let me know.
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