Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine
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ISSN 1076-027X / Volume 1, Number 6 / October 1, 1994 / Page 1
Editor's Page
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CMC NEWS
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Waiting for the Future in Sunshine City
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Major telecom players in Japan are concocting a future--will it become a reality?
John Ratliff went to the Communication World '94 expo recently held in
Ikebukuro Sunshine City, Japan and examined the reality behind the
hype.
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News Flash: Building the Global Student News
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Gary
Ritzenthaler describes a network of student writers using the
Internet as a way to get in touch with technologies, gather news,
and provide content for global and national publications.
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Can New York Enter the Information Age?
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Is New York State public telecommunications policy choking the telephone
industry in the state? Or are telecos following a myopic product development
plan?
- FEATURES
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Japan Playing Catch-Up in Digital Communications
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John Ratliff examines policy issues involved with Japan's
efforts to develop a national information infrastructure.
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The Internet for Journalists:
The Fourth Estate in Cyberspace
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How are journalists now using the Net for research and communication?
Gary Gach surveys how journalists are using a wide variety of Internet
tools and forums for newsgathering.
- ESSAYS
- Challenges for Web Information Providers
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John December
examines the growth of Web-based information, surveys his
experience in
providing information about Internet information sources,
explores issues about Web information quality, and
suggests issues of concern for Web information providers.
- BOOK REVIEW: Netiquette by Virginia Shea
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Robert M. Slade reviews Netiquette (Albion Books, 1994), a book
that aims to guide the user to the social norms of the Net.
- DEPARTMENTS
- From the Nets
- Waves... Threads... Catches....
- Mbox
- More about citation style... an open letter...
- THE LAST LINK
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What is our "default" relationship with
technology?
Stephen Doheny-Farina
examines Xerox PARC's assumptions about ubiquitous computing.
Index