09 FEB 2011 by ideonexus

 Not Everything is On the Internet

The Internet shows me more and more about those who participate in it, but I worry lest I forget that not everything or everyone in the world has a home on the Internet. Missing are those who cannot read or write, who have no access to a computer, or who chose to remain disconnected. There is a danger of coming to think that what cannot be found on an Internet search doesn’t exist, and that the virtual world is the world. It isn’t. However bizarre and incredible the people populating the ...
Folksonomies: internet society
Folksonomies: internet society
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It's easy to forget that there is a large portion of the population that is not online or not contributing because they cannot afford it or outright reject it.