How does technology ease or make difficult the dissemination of information?

Whether we are talking about the advent of radio, TV, the internet, or features such as RSS, technology makes staying informed easier than ever. However, if a person is not up on the latest technological advances in each of these media forms (or wealthy enough to have access to them) it can make keeping up difficult. The latest and greatest in radio is subscription satellite service, TV has practically become all-digital and will soon move to an all-HD format, high-speed internet access is a must if you want to use all the new features that seem to come out or change weekly. People who are “behind the times” now will only see the digital divide grow and grow.

In America, the answer is to educate children early in their elementary school years about how to use technology and to foster an environment that makes them want to seek out and learn more about new technology. The alternative is to create two classes in America, those in the know and those in the dark. The digital divide will become the information divide as technology is used more and more to disseminate information.