What is the global broadband economy and what does it mean for a region?

Robert Bell of the Intelligent Community Forum came to Cleveland recently to announce that Northeast Ohio is one of the 7 finalists for the 2008 Intelligent Community of the Year and to honor OneCommunity CEO Scot Rourke as its 2008 Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year.

In this 2-part podcast, Mr. Bell discusses the opportunities and challenges that regions, such as those in the Great Lakes, face. With a rust belt mentality, and geography being almost irrelevant in the broadband economy, how do these communities adapt? And what happens if they don't?

When Carly Fiorina was announced as the Victory Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) last month it was a coup for the party. Fiorina is a well-known superstar in the business and technology world.

When she was CEO, or She-EO as some called her, at Hewlett-Packard, she was named 'The most powerful woman in business' by Fortune Magazine.

Her current role as Victory Chairman for the RNC and Senator McCain's campaign brought her to Ohio and the Great Lakes Geek show