The Internet's
Coming Role

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Breaking Through the Walls
Realizing the Internet's Potential--
From Politics to the Arts

Robert Winter

 

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butnsqar.gif (1086 bytes) More effective use of the Internet can reduce political candidates' dependence on campaign contributions.

 

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butnsqar.gif (1086 bytes) Expanding the supply of  "gatekeepers"online will allow many more musicians to connect with people who will enjoy their work.

 

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butnsqar.gif (1086 bytes) Additional online gatekeepers will enable visual artists to finally reach their natural markets.

 

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butnsqar.gif (1086 bytes) More effective use of online dissemination methods will transform and revitalize the written word. 

 

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butnsqar.gif (1086 bytes) Future distribution via the Internet will foster the growth of media unlike anything we’re currently familiar with. 

 

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butnsqar.gif (1086 bytes) Ultimately, the most important upcoming innovation in the arts is the one that will enable the others.

 

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Emerging technologies may alter the power equation on which today's cognitive order is based.

 

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Internet-originated forms of communication could displace many periodicals--even books.

 

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Internet-originated forms of communication can remove the caste distinction between writer/producer and reader/consumer.

 

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Net-based forms of communication could re-enfranchise knowledge and policy sources now elbowed aside by celebrity mega-media.

 

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