#airsage

Device Usage on the Social Web - by the bitly science team via bitly blog -- Examination of Bitly links shows that a/ Mac OS X devices are used more like mobile devices than other OS's, b/ Kindle usage is much later at night than other devices, and c/ Windows and Linux users act very much the same.

You Already Own the Next Most Important Transportation Planning Tool - Emily Badger via The Atlantic Cities -- AirSage is analyzing cell phone data to discern transportation patterns extremely useful in urban planning: why did it take so long for this to be obvious?

The Wi-Fi of the Future Has Arrived - Justin Fritz via Wall Street Daily -- white spaces technology, using spectrum formerly used by TV, is a lower frequncy than wifi, and can pass through walls and other obstructions wifi cannot. And it oculd be managed on a municipal basis. Isn't it time that we treat wifi as a public good, like roads, instead of as a utility? (h/t to plerudulier)

Cities via Scientific American Magazine September 2011 -- Issue devoted to the world's rapid urbanization. Bookmark this for reference in the years to come, with foundational pices by Edward Glaeser, Luiz Bettencourt and Geoff West, and William Gibson, among others. "The Internet, which I think of as a sort of meta-city, has made it possible for people who don't live in cities to master areas of expertise that previously required residence in a city, but I think it's still a faith in concentrated choice that drives migration to cities." - William Gibson. (h/t to plerudulier)