Bees Make Honey and Maximize Internet Efficiency

The honeybee is not only vital to us in the natural world; we also rely on them to help improve our technology blunders. According to new research from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the swarm intelligence of organized bees can also be used to improve the efficiency of Internet servers faced with no vital command. The bee dance-inspired communications system helps Internet servers that would typically be dedicated solely to one task move between tasks as needed. This reduced the chance that a Web site could become overwhelmed with requests and obstruct potential users and customers by 25%. Amazing.

Africa Receives Help for the Largest Internet Bill EVER

The entire continent of Africa is set to receive an investment of 55 billion dollars to help have widespread internet access by 2012.
The ITU and African Development Bank (AfDB) equally undertake to combine forces in connecting all African capitals and major cities with a broadband infrastructure and to strengthen its connectivity.
"By 2015, broadband and ICT (Information and Communication Technology) services will be extended to all African villages," in a statement by the International Telecommunication Union. According to the World Bank, the cost of connecting to the Internet in Africa is the highest in the world, at some 250-300 dollars per month.