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July 2016

Clinton aide: Distracting Trump 'personally' with social media is a victory

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s top digital operative said that she sees it as a victory if they can use content online to "personally" distract GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. “If we can distract him personally for 15 minutes a day, I’ll take that as a win,” said Jenna Lowenstein. “He’ll go on a rant on TV about something that took us an hour to make and he’s been thinking about it for 36 hours.”

Lowenstein said, however, that the bulk of the campaign's efforts on Twitter were focused on persuading voters and making the campaign's case. Clinton’s campaign has been willing to engage directly with Trump on Twitter, despite the real estate developer’s aggressiveness on the platform and willingness to engage in tweet wars. In talking about the campaign's digital strategy, Lowenstein also referenced a joke that originated with Twitter user Mark Hammer in June: “The genius of the Trump Clinton Twitter war of 2016 is that it consumes Trump's every waking minute & Clinton doesn't know it's happening.”

Why Federal Agencies Won't Take Up the Internet of Things Anytime Soon

Public spending on sensor technology might be up, but Internet of things enthusiasts shouldn’t get too excited about a futuristic, hyperconnected government. Without top-down strategies for using networks of devices and embedded sensors, federal adoption “will likely remain low,” a new report from the Center for Data Innovation suggests.

Other barriers include a lack of funding and general risk aversion in government buying. The technology is slowly gaining traction in the federal market — the government spent $8.8 billion on the Internet of things in fiscal 2015, up 20 percent from fiscal 2014, according to a report from big data and analytics firm Govini. It has also garnered congressional attention: A bipartisan group of senators last year passed a resolution calling for a national strategy for the internet of things that would outline how it could boost the domestic economy. But no federal agencies have their own broad plans for using that network, according to a report compiled by the Center for Data Innovation, a division of Washington think tank the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. No agency, CDI found, "addresses how it will use the Internet of things in its strategic plan.”

Closing the Digital Divide: A Framework for Meeting CRA Obligations

The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) provides a significant opportunity to help close the digital divide across communities while simultaneously benefiting financial institutions and improving economic stability. The CRA is a law that encourages banks to make loans and investments and provide services to low- and moderate-income communities. The law was passed in 1977 to address redlining—the denial of credit to individuals based on where they live. Every year, the CRA helps bring more than $100 billion in capital to LMI communities across the country. The law is intended to be broad, flexible and responsive to changes within communities.

This publication seeks to highlight best practices and “what works” to provide a roadmap for successful lending, service and investments to close the digital divide for LMI families and rural communities. Moreover, this framework provides clear evidence of how investments in broadband can improve the lives of individuals and can help create an inclusive and vibrant entrepreneurial economy.

Chairman Wheeler Statement on Fulfillment of Smartphone Anti-Theft Commitment by CTIA

CTIA and its members understand that smartphone theft remains a serious problem and that anti-theft tools only work if adopted widely. Today, I applaud the wireless industry’s steps to make anti-theft tools accessible and available for consumers. By fulfilling the Anti-Theft Voluntary Commitment, they make a meaningful difference for consumer safety.

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