roundtable: Re: Emerging Character of the Net

roundtable: Re: Emerging Character of the Net

Re: Emerging Character of the Net

Carole Klopp - WiCIP (klopp@danenet.wicip.org)
Mon, 13 Nov 1995 21:28:42 -0600 (CST) 

Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 21:28:42 -0600 (CST)
From: Carole Klopp - WiCIP <klopp@danenet.wicip.org>
To: communet@moose.uvm.edu
Subject: Re: Emerging Character of the Net
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I would suggest that everything is possible and will be and why not?  
As this universe is explored, it will probably be plundered as well as 
enhanced as well as turned upside down.  Surfing vs deep intelligensia - 
both have significance and in 10 years we will all probably laugh about 
the fact that we had this discussion.  I would hope that we will be 
smarter in our investigations of this particular universe, but I have 
my doubts.  But barriers at this stage - I hope not.

Carole Klopp
<klopp@danenet.wicip.org>


On Mon, 13 Nov 1995, Vigdor Schreibman - FINS wrote:
> 
> TO BE OR NOT TO BE: IS THAT THE QUESTION?
> 
> There have been a number of published announcements and commentaries
> recently with an important bearing on the emerging character of the Net,
> whether it will be an instrument primarily for "surfing," or one (at 
> least in significant part) of some deeper, more intelligent, purposive 
> outcome (See e.g., David Shenk, "Pundit@microsoft.com," The Washington 
> Post, Sun Nov 12, 1995, at C5, col. 4; ).  Those who see the future 
> primarily in the former dimension cast ridicule on or largely disregard 
> the possibility of the latter. 
> 
>   Where do members of the library, education, telecommunications,
> cultural, and sustainable development communities stand with regard to
> this major contadiction in perceived trends ? 
> 
> Vigdor Schreibman - FINS <fins@access.digex.net>

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