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Evaluates the difference between the World Wide Web and the rest of the Internet, using the analogy of the difference between motion pictures and television; Excess of choice on the Web, and the difficulties this poses for the viewer; Reasons why the Web attracts more viewers more than electronic ma...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 341; no. 7992; pp. 16 - 17
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 11/16/1996
Subjects:
World Wide Web
Internet
Computer programming
Motion pictures
Television
Mass media
Marimba Inc.
Computer software
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Evaluates the difference between the World Wide Web and the rest of the Internet, using the analogy of the difference between motion pictures and television; Excess of choice on the Web, and the difficulties this poses for the viewer; Reasons why the Web attracts more viewers more than electronic mail alone; Information on the Castanet technology from the company Marimba Inc.; Concerns about a return to lowest-common-denominator programming, as in television.