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ERIC Number: EJ555773
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
The Internet: Past, Present, and Future.
Galbreath, Jeremy, Ed.
Educational Technology, v37 n6 p39-45 Nov-Dec 1997
Examines the "reality behind the hype" surrounding the Internet. Discusses its early development; growth and present state; and key applications, including e-mail, voice/video telephony, integrated messaging, electronic commerce, the World Wide Web, and Web commerce, Intranet, Extranet; education and training; security; ownership; and the future. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Security, Futures (of Society), Information Networks, Information Technology, Internet, Multimedia Materials, Program Development, Technological Advancement, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Electronic Commerce; Intranets