'I'm off down the village pub to meet some real people' used to be the excusable cry of the telecommuter. It may not be an escape much longer.... or may turn into 'I'm off to do some work'. Britain's oldest brewer Shepherd Neame, and Telabria, are piloting wireless hotspots in three Kent pubs, with a view to bringing wireless broadband to surrounding rural communities. Not a wholly new idea, but better beer than most. Will we get a fresh round of concerns about laptop ettiquette? Get your computer off my beer mat...keep your beer out of my keyboard...'I came in here to get away from the telly and technology'
Thanks to Ruralnet xPRESS Digest
Update December 18
Guardian Online reports A Soho-based company is determined to drag the local pub out of its entertainment time warp by installing music systems more likely to be seen in the home.
So absolutely no escape...
Comments