Free internet for everyone.

[Goodfella]

I can bet you his motives is to make more money down the road. He just wants to add 5 more million people to Facebook and charge more to the advertisers.

Or am I being to harsh on him?.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech...berg-facebook-nokia-samsung-qualcomm/2679917/

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg late Tuesday announced on his Facebook profile page the formation of a partnership with Samsung Electronics, Nokia, Qualcomm and others to make Internet access available to everyone on Earth.

The group — Internet.org — intends to make the Internet an option for the 5 billion people who don't have it. Only about one-third of the world's population – 2.7 billion – has Internet access.

"Everything Facebook has done has been about giving all people around the world the power to connect," Zuckerberg said in a post on his timeline. "There are huge barriers in developing countries to connecting and joining the knowledge economy. Internet.org brings together a global partnership that will work to overcome these challenges, including making internet access available to those who cannot currently afford it."

The founding members of Internet.org – which also includes Ericsson, MediaTek and Opera -- will develop joint projects, share knowledge, and mobilize industry and governments to bring the world online, according to Zuckerberg.

 

[DigglerII]

He is not worth billions for nothing.

 

[Pullmyfinger]

How about the other 2 million :unknw:

 

[ChaosTheory]

now he has to outfit everyone on earth with a computer. he can afford it though.
sigh..i should have invented facebook.

I wish I went to school with the Winklevoss twins and Zuckerburged them, actually I would involved them cause I am a good boy.

 

[BEER]

Do I have to get a Facebook account now :unknw:

 

[User-E]

What are the millions of the poorest of the poor supposed to do with Internet access?

Maybe clean water and food first before FB and Twitter?

How out of touch with reality is this guy?

:SayWhat?:

 

[God]

How out of touch with reality is this guy?

:SayWhat?:

Yup, not a comment about feeding them first.

 

[Boing]

He must have smoked one before making his comment.

 

[User-E]

He must have smoked one before making his comment.

Now there's another worthwhile project. Free 420 for everyone who wants it.

 

[papasmerf]

I am actually thinking he might go for I will feed everyone in the world lunch for 10 cents apiece.

all he he need do is send me cash to cover every man woman and child alive in this world.

I will choose a day they can get the free lunch if they pick it up

 

[User-E]

I am actually thinking he might go for I will feed everyone in the world lunch for 10 cents apiece.

all he he need do is send me cash to cover every man woman and child alive in this world.

I will choose a day they can get the free lunch if they pick it up

They are honouring you at my local McDonald's here in Chilliwack, BC papa. You are the toy of the month!



You're for sale on eBay for $5.47 or best offer, lol.

 

[FUKUMAN]

This all bull. There are no internet carriers involved so far and doubt they would want to get involved.

 

[Transient]

Of course health, food, and safety are the primary concerns for everyone.
But...
I have a $35 (plus the cost of an SD card, and input/output devices and cables ) computer that goes on the internet and provides all the basic computing needs someone might require. For everyone to be able to connect and have access to the internet and for their voices to be shared with the global community, would be a great accomplishment.


I bring you the Raspberry PI, free OS runs off an SD card, works like a charm.
Fits in the palm of your hand.

 

[User-E]

This all bull. There are no internet carriers involved so far and doubt they would want to get involved.

Google's Project Loon Balloon Internet Venture Seeks Calif. Testers

Google Project Loon balloon Internet project is looking for California residents in the Central Valley who will test the fledgling system.

Google's Project Loon wants you—if you live in California's Central Valley and would be willing to let Google install some Loon equipment on your property and will help test out the fledgling Internet service that aims to bring Internet access to remote users around the world.

After hearing from residents around the United States and the world who would like to get involved in the project, Google announced in an Aug. 20 post on the Project Loon Google+ page that it's looking for Loon testers.

"Thanks to those of you who have generously offered to help us with our research flights in California's Central Valley," said the post. "We'd like to take you up on it!"

The nuts and bolts for the project are simple, according to the post. "Project Loon is looking for folks in the area who are willing to have a Loon Internet antenna installed on their house or small business building to help test the strength of the Loon Internet connection. When balloons fly overhead, the Loon Internet antennas will generate traffic that will load-test our service."

Residents who hoped to volunteer for the testing were asked to fill out a brief survey on the page so that Google could contact them. As of Aug. 22, the survey form appears to be removed from the site.

Project Loon is using a series of high-altitude balloons to build a high-speed Internet network that could be used to bring affordable Internet service to far-flung locations around the world for the first time, according to Google. The experiment is being touted as a high-tech way to create Internet connections for two-thirds of the people in the world who currently don't have Internet access due to high costs and the difficulty of stringing connections in rural and far-flung parts of the world.

The Loon concepts were first tested in June 2013 in an experimental pilot project in Christchurch and Can****ury in New Zealand, where 50 volunteer testers worked to connect with the balloons high above, according to Google. The New Zealand pilot tests showed that the concept could work and confirmed that balloon-powered Internet may be a viable approach, so Google is now doing testing in California to try to replicate and grow that initial success.

The Central Valley, Calif., location was selected for the first tests in the United States because it is a remote area where Google can conduct its balloon experiments away from people and aircraft. The Central Valley is a few hours' drive from Google's Mountain View headquarters and is less populated than the coast and located well enough away from busy air traffic around the San Francisco Bay area's three major airports.

The testing in California will research the performance of various aspects of the Loon technology, including radio performance, parachute deployment, the solar array, the superpressure envelope around the balloons and more, according to Google. To avoid interference, the balloons used during the pilot communicate with special Internet antennas on the ground at very low power.

 

[STU700]

Google's Project Loon Balloon Internet Venture Seeks Calif. Testers

Google Project Loon balloon Internet project is looking for California residents in the Central Valley who will test the fledgling system.

Google's Project Loon wants you—if you live in California's Central Valley and would be willing to let Google install some Loon equipment on your property and will help test out the fledgling Internet service that aims to bring Internet access to remote users around the world.

After hearing from residents around the United States and the world who would like to get involved in the project, Google announced in an Aug. 20 post on the Project Loon Google+ page that it's looking for Loon testers.

"Thanks to those of you who have generously offered to help us with our research flights in California's Central Valley," said the post. "We'd like to take you up on it!"

The nuts and bolts for the project are simple, according to the post. "Project Loon is looking for folks in the area who are willing to have a Loon Internet antenna installed on their house or small business building to help test the strength of the Loon Internet connection. When balloons fly overhead, the Loon Internet antennas will generate traffic that will load-test our service."

Residents who hoped to volunteer for the testing were asked to fill out a brief survey on the page so that Google could contact them. As of Aug. 22, the survey form appears to be removed from the site.

Project Loon is using a series of high-altitude balloons to build a high-speed Internet network that could be used to bring affordable Internet service to far-flung locations around the world for the first time, according to Google. The experiment is being touted as a high-tech way to create Internet connections for two-thirds of the people in the world who currently don't have Internet access due to high costs and the difficulty of stringing connections in rural and far-flung parts of the world.

The Loon concepts were first tested in June 2013 in an experimental pilot project in Christchurch and Can****ury in New Zealand, where 50 volunteer testers worked to connect with the balloons high above, according to Google. The New Zealand pilot tests showed that the concept could work and confirmed that balloon-powered Internet may be a viable approach, so Google is now doing testing in California to try to replicate and grow that initial success.

The Central Valley, Calif., location was selected for the first tests in the United States because it is a remote area where Google can conduct its balloon experiments away from people and aircraft. The Central Valley is a few hours' drive from Google's Mountain View headquarters and is less populated than the coast and located well enough away from busy air traffic around the San Francisco Bay area's three major airports.

The testing in California will research the performance of various aspects of the Loon technology, including radio performance, parachute deployment, the solar array, the superpressure envelope around the balloons and more, according to Google. To avoid interference, the balloons used during the pilot communicate with special Internet antennas on the ground at very low power.

Good find Ms. Sarah.