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As a follow-up to griping about the lack of free wi-fi at SBL conference hotels in 2010, I thought I\u2019d share a link to the edition of ProfHacker that focuses on the MLA conference<\/a> and how free wi-fi, and the electronic interaction it allowed to occur, transformed the conference.<\/p>\n

Please\u00a0note not only the potential positive impact, but also the simple fact that arranging for there to be <\/em>free wi-fi seems to have proven possible.<\/p>\n