Tony is quite right. Technical development of "wireless radio"
preceeded mass commercalization by a couple decades.
(It's interesting to note, BTW, that AT&T transmitted the first
live images over a telephone line in 1927, Washington to
New York, if my memory serves). The challenge today is
whether Internet commercialization will be accompanied
by a social/cultural awakening to our global interactivity,
an awakening that will amplify desires for democracy.
Greg: Minimizing those with a social conscience as a
"fringe"is a rhetorical trick hiding the depth and reach of
human aspirations for self rule and direct democracy.
I repeat, ICANN disenfranchises billions, and if we were
willing to do the work of educating the masses to make
informed choices for themselves, ICANN would vanish.
-- ken
>At 02:20 PM 4/6/2000, you wrote:
>>For the record, the commercialization of radio happened
>>in the 1920's, and was the only way that the technology
>>could be deployed on a mass scale. As for the Forties'
>
>Commercialization of radio began on a large scale at the
>turn of the century - initially by the Marconi Corporation,
>then by a plethora of other vendors as radio technology
>became developed and used for countless purposes.
>WW-I engendered a watershed of new development.
>
>What occurred in the 20s was the emergence of radio
>for mass media broadcasting purposes on a large scale
>and pushing of the technology boundaries above 500 kHz.
>The mass market it created greatly facilitated further
>technology developments, the reduction in costs, and
>assimilation of the medium into the general population.
>There are some strong parallels with contemporary
>Internet developments - although the notion of everyone
>to everyone is obviously important and compelling
>difference.
>
>best,
>tony
