1. Internet and its Impact Meeting 14

2. Global Internet Services Tied to national phone system Middle East slowest growing - 4 phone lines per 100 people Low-orbit earth satellite will enable base economies to bypass land-based comm infrastructures

3. Internet as Mass Medium Major US newspapers and periodicals produce online editions Media firms have sites for tv, film and music properties Radio and TV station sites Web within Web for well-known firms; others drift to the margins Disney / CBS major sports online

4. Microsoft as media firm Developer of Internet content Convergence of PCs and TV MSN premier force in online content Direct competitor of AOL Subscription or advertising revenue based

5. Privacy and Information War Echelon surveillance system Wink monitors user behaviors of viewing habits, surfing, purchasing trends for payee Federal government spies to protect against transnational crackers AOL trying to protect customers from Microsoft and Cisco hackers Wink has software for content providers to gather information on everyone Boom in e-security against viruses

6. Internet Impact Availability of government documents: Starr report on line with Clinton details shows potential for mass dissemination of information to a global audience Accurate public opinion polls from increasing sophistication, knowledgeable respondents Convergence of Internet and TV

7. Internet Impact Global film distribution changing Releases come out in English; dubbed or translated versions not available on release date Marketing strategy and ad copy is standardized to prevent pirating

8. Internet Impact Heavy use by geographically isolated nations Computer viruses and cyber crime are by- products of Internet

9. Conclusions Origin and role of Internet with core nations; revolution to other nations in progress Internet represents change with e-commerce E-multimedia will take on greater global trappings with credit cards and advertising Capturing consumer behavior and purchasing power for products & services will become great economic force Technologies impact a broad range of behaviors from information processing to research and commerce

10. Results of Globalization Constricting people into isolation Expanding forces drives economies toward globalization Censorship against stereotyping as degradation Cultural morphing?