August 16, 2003

AINDA O APAGÃO
A net ajudou a que, apesar do apagão, a informação continuasse a circular. O Online Journalism reporta: No electricity, no problem. Many New Yorkers were able to stay connected and informed throughout Thursday's blackout with the aide of the Internet, reports Information Week. After Sept. 11 New York City government upgraded its Web site to serve as an information outlet in the event of future disasters. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's press conferences on the blackout could be watched by anyone with a battery-powered laptop. According to Information Week, residents of Detroit and Cleveland were not so lucky -- city-run Web sites in those cities were down during the crisis. But back in the Big Apple, several New York-based investment banks and the stock exchanges were online and posting information for employees and investors on their operating status. E pelo meio recomendo uma visita aqui para mais informações sobre o assunto.