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Slideshow: Appalachia: Where Net Trails Off

With little access to high-speed Internet connections, the tech revolution has ground to a halt in Appalachia. But the problem isn't just wiring remote areas: The Internet stands for everything that small-town America does not. A multimedia presentation by Jeremy Barna and Brad King.
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The World's Longest Outdoor Sale -- one of hundreds of flea markets that operate in Appalachia -- is a chance for families to get out of the house and socialize with their friends and neighbors.B. King

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Shoppers looking for bargains find slim pickin at the small roadside shops along State Route 127 during the World's Longest Outdoor Sale.

B. King
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Cincinnati, Ohio -- Artists feel the squeeze in Cincinnati's downtown as funding for technology companies becomes the focal point for the city's development efforts. The city -- one of the largest metropolitan areas bordering Appalachia -- plans to raise $1 billion for startups.

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Covington, Kentucky -- Technology hasn't made it deep into rural counties. Local residents set up their individual shops at a baseball complex on the first day of the World's Longest Outdoor Sale, which runs 450 miles along State Route 127.

B. King