Media Magazine reading Media Magazine 55 has an overview of technology journalist Bill Thompson’s conference presentation on ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ It’s an excellent summary of the internet’s brief history and its impact on society. Go to our Media Magazine archive , click on MM55 and scroll to page 13 to read the article ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ Answer the following questions: 1) Looking over the article as a whole, what are some of the positive developments due to the internet highlighted by Bill Thompson? A positive development due to the internet is the quick communication; as mentioned in the article, when the internet was first discovered, students discovered they were able to send emails and and exchange files with other people in their university and other universities. Cory Doctorow, author of some great books including Little Brother and Homeland, says of the internet: "The internet is only that wire that delivers fre...
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