Jack Oughton Science Communication and the Age of the
Internet
Introduction: The Information Age
We have entered the information age.
The Internet is the largest and most convenient source of
knowledge mankind has ever assembled.
More information is being...
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Jack Oughton Science Communication and the Age of the
Internet
Introduction: The Information Age
We have entered the information age.
The Internet is the largest and most convenient source of
knowledge mankind has ever assembled.
More information is being generated and being
communicated faster than ever before.
With some training, a user can find almost any piece of
information ever uploaded onto it.
It’s potential as a tool for communicating information is almost
limitless, and its popularity as a communicational and informational medium is rapidly growing.
Just as the older generations who did not acquire the habits of computer usage die out,
successive generations are being brought up in an increasingly technological environment, with
a great emphasis on computing and the Internet.
Currently, only 20% of the world has Internet access, however that in itself is a potential
audience in excess of 1.
3 billion people (ITU, 2007)
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, and with the exception of places where
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