1. Next-Generation Media: The Global Shift
- Author:
- Richard P. Adler
- Publication Date:
- 03-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- A decade ago the Internet was still a novelty. Only a minority of Americans went online regularly, and the rate of global penetration was even smaller. Today the Internet is so pervasive that we often take its presence for granted, thinking of it as “old news.” It has become part of the daily life of a majority of Americans who rely on it as an almost indispensable tool for both business and personal life: a vital communications link, an important source of news and political information, a convenient channel for distributing digital content of all types (including software, music, photos, and videos), and a robust marketplace for electronic commerce (e-commerce).
- Topic:
- Civil Society, Globalization, and Science and Technology
- Political Geography:
- America