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Mobile Beacon Expands Relief Offers to Texas and Oklahoma

Tech Soup

Recent disasters like the devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas might have left some organizations in those states without reliable Internet connectivity. About Mobile Beacon's Internet Services. About Mobile Beacon's Internet Services. Its download speeds average 3 to 6 megabits per second.

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Why Are Charity Mobile Phone Donation Programs Going Extinct?

Tech Soup

TechSoup has long sent our old phones to the 911 Cell Phone Bank , a nonprofit that provides emergency cell phones and funds to meet the unexpected and urgent needs of law enforcement and disaster victims. They distribute about 1,000 emergency phones a month to those who need them. Phones 4 Charity. All cell phones are accepted.

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The Wildness in the Corner: A Discussion with Jason Nelson

Museum 2.0

He started out as a poet, started messing around on the internet with digital media, and launched into a series of highly unusual interactive projects. I grew up in Oklahoma. But there’s a lot of unexpected beauty in Oklahoma—weird folk art with plastic deer, a beautiful house. I’m really fascinated by the viral web.