Are friends electric?

Focuses on the increasing use of e-mail and electronic-chat on the Internet. Attempts of Web site providers; Investments by venture capitalists on e-communities; Popularity of the chat groups, such as on the biggest online server America Online; Advice for dealing with the online communities.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Economist Vol. 342; no. 8008; pp. 11 - 12
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 3/15/1997
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Summary:Focuses on the increasing use of e-mail and electronic-chat on the Internet. Attempts of Web site providers; Investments by venture capitalists on e-communities; Popularity of the chat groups, such as on the biggest online server America Online; Advice for dealing with the online communities.