'Doing IT for the kids': re-examining children, computers and the 'information society.'

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Three views of children's use of computers and the Internet are analyzed. They are the view that children can do anything with computers and that early computer use will lead to success as an adult, the view that children will engage in anti-social behavior because of excessive computer use and finally, the view that children will be harmed by exposure to violence and sex via computer interactions.

United Kingdom, Political aspects, Computers and children, Public opinion, Human information processing in children, Childhood information processing

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Virtual togetherness: an everyday-life perspective

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A in depth study of 21 participants in online forums and discussions was conducted to see how their "online community" activity relates to their real everyday lives. She finds that online personal interaction opens new forms of social interaction that need to be studied further.

British Columbia, Innovations, Internet, Interpersonal relations, Social interaction, Electronic discussion groups, Internet newsgroup

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New media, community and politics in Algeria

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The context in which satellite television developed in Algeria is explored. The uses of satellite television in respect of identity and nature of mediation are discussed.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Telephone communications, exc. radio, Satellite Telecommunications, Algeria, Cable and other pay TV services, Satellite TV Communications, Direct Broadcast Satellite TV Providers, Cable and Other Program Distribution, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Direct broadcast satellite television, Satellite television, Press and politics

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