The Internet of the Future

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The paper discusses the positive and negative impacts of the Internet of the future. The paper examines the fearless forecasts and predictions, but shows how the Internet is truly here to stay and it is up to individuals and groups to decide how they will utilize this technology. The paper discusses how some sectors say that the Internet is "truly one of the most democratic and free environs there is" and so maintains that it is everyone's responsibility to uphold the freedom and availability this technology has to offer.

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"Just by having a personal computer (PC) or laptop and connecting to DSL lines, cable TV or satellite enables one to access the Internet. With the dramatic increased in bandwidth of late, "increased speed has ignited an explosion of electronic commerce, video on demand, telecommuting, collaborative scientific projects, videoconferencing and virtual environments. Many of these services are already in use in some form. (Lerner, 2004)" Indeed the onset of the PC at every home and office, and the availability of the Internet have endeavored a paradigm shift in the way we live our lives."

Sample of Sources Used:

• BBC News. (2003, September 25). Net guru peers into web's future. Retrieved 26 July 2006 from the Website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/technology/3131562.stm.
• CBC News Online. (2004, October 29). The past and future of the internet. Indepth: Internet. Retrieved 26 July 2006 from the Website: http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/internet/kleinrock_interview.html
• Fox, Susannah, Anderson, Janna Quitney and Rainie, Lee. (2005, January 9). The future of the Internet. PEW Internet and American Life Project. Retrieved 26 July 2006 from the Website: www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Future_of_Internet.pdf.
• Gazella, Katie. (2004, March 22). Internet2 Day explores future of the Internet. The University Record Online. Retrieved 26 July 2006 from the Website: http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/0304/Mar22_04/29.shtml.
• Lerner, Michael. (2004, January 4). Master the basics: Net anatomy. Learn the Net. Retrieved 26 July 2006 from the Website: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/02anatmy.htm.

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