Internet Goes Mainstream One more quick note if you think about history of the internet you can t imagine what life was without the internet The internet took 4 years to develop to reach 15 million people Radio took 38 TV took 13 Why did it pick up so fast There were already other technologies in order to help the internet out Advertising news coverage Unlike other forms of technology the internet had a level of privacy because it was done through a personal computer You could take on any identity you want The idea of instant connectivity beyond national boundaries which wasn t as exactly as easy as one would think The idea that the internet unlike TV cut out a lot of boundaries between spaces You perform the search you could customize what you want on the internet based on your own wishes That is kind of the privacy thing customize ability The internet is much more tuned to the individual than the radio or TV The technology was more affordable that more people could have it more of an urban area There was a much more established infrastructure The individual s interaction with the computer main reason why it has a stain power that it does
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