Cyberspace is a term used to describe a new kind of "space" that has been made possible by the Internet. The word has a short but complex history with obscure and shifting meanings and constitutes a context for ethical issues related to...
The cyberspace metaphor describes the area within which computer and telecommunication networks process information. By creating the metaphor of cyberspace, humans may be able to conceptualize and eventually make cyberspace real. Cyberspace is also described as a frontier since much is still unknown about...
Cyperspace is defined, and its use by information professionals is analyzed. There are three levels of cyperspace: a mental picture of information sources when using a computer, the interaction with other computers and people through use of a computer such as with bulletin boards...
PARIS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Jerome Kerviel's handful of Internet friends might have melted into the ether after he was accused of committing the biggest fraud in banking history, but he has found thousands of new fans in cyberspace. The 31-year-old trader had 11...
Here was a chance for voters to ask the Democratic presidential hopefuls a question, get on TV while doing it _ and never have to leave home.Taking the town hall meeting concept to cyberspace lengths, Monday's CNN-YouTube Debate was a fresh blend of online video...
Internet can become a dangerous utility that disconnects us with reality. We will first show how it is a danger at a cultural level, as it alters the language and leaves no trace. Then we will show how it is also a danger at a technological and professional level, because of many junk email and viruses. Finally we will show how communicating in cyberspace leads to personal and psychological problems, for instance how it leads to problems of identity.
Provides a summary and response to Sherry Turkle's article "Cyberspace and Identity." Considers each of the four main points Turkle uses to establish her argument.
Critiques Sherry Turkle's "Cyberspace & Identity: The E-Mail Revolution." Focuses on the psychological impact that living in the virtual world has on our current reality.
