digital networks assignment 1
The Usenet community of discussions is a mega-channel digital switched information resource that is already available in the homes and offices of millions globally. ... The Usenet discussion group phenomena is another step in a progression in which individuals, by exploiting the mobility, ever-increasing information, and connectivity provided by networks, are able to meet their need for information and contact which enhances their self-esteem by restricting their contact with other data and people that threaten it. ... As more and more information becomes available through new broadband switched digital networks, people will be forced to apply even finer filters to the data that they receive simply to be able to manage it.