Google and Skype invested $22 million in a Spanish startup, FON [1]. The startup aims at creating a global Wi-Fi [2] internet access, by sharing connections.
[3]
FON members can share their Wi-Fi access for free ("Linus" members, named after
Linus Torvalds [4], creator of
Linux [5]), or even charge for it ("Bill" members, named after
Bill Gates [6] of microsoft.com).
As Wi-Fi accesses are located in a very restricted area, perhaps Google see it as a new occasion to sell specially targeted ads ?
Refs
Links:
[1] http://es.fon.com/
[2] http://blog.publicityweb.com/blog/glossary/8#term161
[3] http://blog.publicityweb.com/blog/node/203
[4] http://blog.publicityweb.com/blog/glossary/10#term186
[5] http://blog.publicityweb.com/blog/glossary/8#term136
[6] http://blog.publicityweb.com/blog/glossary/10#term228
[7] http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Wi_Fi_Network.html
[8] http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Wi_Fi_Network.html
