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03-12-2012, 05:02 PM
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And it involves homeless people employed as, yes, wi-fi hotspots. But, no. Homeless Hotspots is a very real -- and very earnest -- initiative, imported to Austin for this week's South by Southwest Interactive festival by BBH Labs, the skunkworks-y ...
Austin's Homeless Turned into Wi-Fi Hotspots for SXSW (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHg7NyfiiE8Pgdmc15vaBsUQUDKYg&url=http://exclaim.ca/News/austins_homeless_turned_into_wi-fi_hotspots_for_sxsw)Exclaim! (blog)
SXSW Turns Homeless Into Wifi (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEmxm4M0zEN5lZ-1wE-b8SCO4IHNA&url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/03/12/sxsw-turns-homeless-into-wifi.html)Daily Beast
BBH Turns Homeless People Into Wi-Fi Hotspots at SXSW (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGrdCBlT3bS2cONSVG7tR__0j-6yA&url=http://adage.com/article/adages/bbh-turns-homeless-people-wi-fi-hotspots-sxsw/233254/)AdAge.com
Pocket-lint.com (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGumkcYvlme6uD19JSQJDW7UHcrkg&url=http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/44860/homeless-hotspots-walking-wi-fi-trial) -IBTimes UK (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEh-Ok2lf5RVCTrDDoWrolis2uOhg&url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/312740/20120312/sxsw-homeless-hotspots-wi-fi-bbh-4g.htm) -Huffington Post (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHD5dcMesaK8yDbC86x7S8Ax0RWmQ&url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/12/homeless-hotspots-sxsw-2012_n_1338818.html?ref%3Dimpact%26ir%3DImpact)
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