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One of the main technological innovations, that has changed the way in which we work in modern society, is the increasing speed of business broadband. The phrase ‘going into the office’ while not quite obsolete, has definitely been redefined by high speed access to business broadband.

Therefore, it may come as a shock to some that in some rural areas of the country access to broadband is still limited. However, Virgin Media has announced its plans to extend broadband into more rural communities via its traditional system of telegraph poles.This can only mean good things for web design.

According to the organisation, the telegraph system is a faster and cheaper way of delivering high speed internet access to more remote areas which does not involve the disruption of digging up roads.

It will be interesting to see what Virgin’s competitors do to address the same problem . . .

Love him or hate him, the legendary co-founder of computer behemoth Microsoft has had a bigger impact on the communications industry and web design than any other individual.

On a personal level, his influence can be tracked back 25 years to a time before PC’s and easy-to-use software applications. Students today have a PC on every desk – as do most homes, as Gates famously predicted – and the thought of writing anything long hand is an anathema.

And without the PC would the internet become so all-encompassing and ubiquitous or –subsequently – web design so advanced?

No doubt computer technology would have developed apace with or without Gates, but I suspect the world – and especially the world of media – would have been a very different place without his drive, vision and influence.