is the internet a public good?
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Yes it is. It ties the public together in ways that no other medium does.
802352
Sometimes real human connections are made.  At least it's been that way for me.  But in the end, the internet is all about information.  And that's still a good thing.
396146
Well I think you answerd your own question. If you describe what you do on the internet as a waste then yeah I would say it is bad.\nBut if your chating with others about something important, or if thats what your doing to take a break from doing something meaningful then sure go for it!\nI perticularly enjoy it when your grounded :)
338133
yes...it gives you something to do with friends, you're not going to huddle around a computer and shop together.  Internet takes all the fun out of shopping, even though it is fast and very efficient!
828668
Surely it is a good stuff. Only concern on invading privacy of a country or person. Global Earth Technology, in my opinion to focus on narrowing the gap between poor and rich by supporting each other with necessary development need. Seeing is believing..
996083
nope, social issues are the province of individuals and governments not buisness.  Letting buisness use moral teasers lessens the value of the issue.  Instead make a better product and reap the rewards then donate to charities that you favor.
871379
The Internet is the worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP). It is a "network of networks" that consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and government networks, which together carry various information and services, such as electronic mail, online chat, file transfer, and the interlinked Web pages and other documents of the World Wide Web. The Internet was named as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2006.\n\nContrary to some common usage, the Internet and the World Wide Web are not synonymous: the Internet is a collection of interconnected computer networks, linked by copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections, etc.; the Web is a collection of interconnected documents and other resources, linked by hyperlinks and URLs. The World Wide Web is accessible via the Internet, as are many other services including e-mail, file sharing, and others
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The government should keep its hands off the internet. They are already busy trying to figure out how they can tax it. Next will be censorship, followed by placing control of the internet into the hands of some Fat-Cat corporation like AT&T or Exxon, or worse than that some government agency.\n\nKeep the internet free of government control and censorship!\n\nParental controls are available to protect our children—use them!
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If you approach it in an organized way, it can be very helpful. However, one of the big things about the internet is that since anyone can post information, the validity of the information is always in question. A source like wikipedia where people can edit answers as new information becomes available (or when people post incorrect information) can be very useful as a starting point.\n\nUsing a search engine like Google, Yahoo, or AltaVista can provide a lot of good information, but you must be careful about your sources. Something posted by an accepted authority carries a lot more weight than something someone posta on their personal website.
757851
The internet can be both good and bad.. It just depends on how you, and others use it... What would you want to be safe about it.. Doesn't get much safer.. how many other ways can you look at a live webcam of china while you sit in your underwear..
205267
Yes.  As Aristotle wrote, the primary purpose of public education is to make good citizens.
21083
Honestly, NO!  The speed of the internet is all based of the the speed that the data is sent through the system.  We have the Technology to make the internet 1000 times faster, BUT, people would loose too much money, and evolution would not be correct anymore.  So no matter how you look at it, man is holding man back, and the net will NOT speed up until they decide to release more technology.
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Losing internet neutraility would be a very bad thing for everyone. Unfortunaltey, if the major telecom use their financial power through lobbysits, we may not have another option. \n\nEventually, the consumer will pay more for surfing the internet. I think the real losers will be the innovators. There would be no more Yahoo!, Google, Delicious, YouTube, etc, since they would have to pay more to use bandwidth. Startrups would't have the cash to get their products on the Net.\n\nCheck out the great article in my source:
397819
oh yes, yes, yes. The internet is a great source of information that be very valuable.... so get a filter or limit yours kids!
66911
Well not really, it is not an internet provider. It is just used for indication that website is a commerical web site.\nInternet concept was first came out from US Department of Defence. They had their internal network called ARPANET. They extended the idea to become global. So they categorized web sites like\n.gov - Government\n.com - Commerical\n.biz - Business\n.org - Organization
699443
the internet is accessible from any location\nlot of information available\nfun\ncommunication\nsecurity
454462
not realy, internet is the netwrok on the global level where WWW[world wide web] is only the website network. u know there is more the surfing on internet, like file sharing...