Is there a place in cyberspace: the uses and users of public Internet terminals

The Possible Importance of Place The Internet presents a paradox of place. On the one hand, it is the principal means by which the “global village” communicates – to use Marshall McLuhan’s evocative phrase (1962). Its ability to connect people at the speed of light reduces the importance of spatial distance. As long as people and organizations are on the Internet and as long as the Internet is not clogged with too much traffic, place may no longer matter as much for contact. What matters is the interconnection, not the place (Wellman, 2001).

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