‘NYT’ Delayed Trend: Wireless Hotspots
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We like free wireless like anyone else – it’s getting hard to keep cheating Starbucks and T-Mobile by signing up for free days passes everyday with one-time use virtual credit card numbers – especially when it involves lounging around Bryant Park and letting Kazaa finish downloading The Streets’ sophomore album while we people watch.
And thankfully, you too can learn about the fruits of free wireless access in the form of hotspots – because the New York Times finally caught up with technology and issued a report.
From Matt Richtel’s piece:
At cafes, malls and downtown business districts, there has been an explosion of Internet access points, or Wi-Fi hot spots, that let computer users log on to the Internet for free.
This, dear readers, is what those in the news industry call a “nut graph” – you know, the “news peg” or the reason why this article is timely and you should care about it. As we’ve noted before, the Times has this trend about trends: All of its news pegs for stories documenting new culture phenomenons are these generic, “shouldn’t this have been reported three seasons ago” statements.
And it’s Jossip’s duty to point them out to you, enjoy!
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