The economics of the Internet: too cheap to meter?

Article Abstract:

Many people around the world are excited about the potential of the Internet, but the greatly increased usage of the system is causing breakdowns and slower transmissions. Economics is the key to whether the system can emerge from its awkward adolescent stage.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
Finance, International aspects, Cover Story

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A lingua franca for the internet

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The world of computer programming languages is undergoing huge changes, which will change the shape of the Internet. One of the major battles is between the Java and C# languages, but future languages may include concepts from artificial intelligence.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
Management, Product development, Programming languages, Java (Programming language), Java (Computer program language), C programming language, C (Programming language)

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Shopping on the Internet: and a wary Christmas to you

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A computer journalist, who has lauded the potential of the Internet for commerce, finds that actually using the Internet to buy Christmas presents is much harder than he had imagined. He found it difficult to locate and order the products he wanted.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
Usage, Personal narratives, Electronic commerce, E-commerce

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