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U.S. Cities Don't Make the Intelligence Cut

Posted by samzenpus on from the the-most-common-elements-in-the-universe-are-hydrogen-and-stupidity dept.

coondoggie writes "For the second year running, no U.S. city has made the list of the world's top Intelligent Communities of 2007, as selected by global think tank Intelligent Community Forum. The ICF selects the Intelligent Community list based on how advanced the communities are in deploying broadband, building a knowledge-based workforce, combining government and private-sector "digital inclusion," fostering innovation and marketing economic development."

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  1. Nothing to see here. move along. by dfenstrate · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Intelligent Community Forum is basically rating cities on how much they consume the services of the IT people who make up the forum. Think of it as marketing for the IT 'Guild.'

    It has little to do with the actual overall quality of a community in anyway except the dollar amount of the IT salaries they pay out of tax money. Though, I suppose, slashdot would be the place for this sort of thing.

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    Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be the name of a store, not a government agency.
  2. Re:TV rots your brain by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    There's a lot more educational content on YouTube than you'll ever find on most American TV channels.

    There are numerous foreign language courses on YouTube, for instance. There's a lot of foreign language content, as well, which is very valuable when trying to learn another language. In America, you'll rarely find anything other than English or Spanish being used in the vast, vast majority of TV programming.

    There are also a number of instructional videos that teach one how to play various musical instruments. Again, that's something you just won't see on American TV.

    If all you watch on YouTube is Family Guy clips and anime, no, you probably won't become any more intelligent. But if you use YouTube to access content that you'd never see on American TV, then you likely will become wiser, more talented, and better aware of the world around you.