An information society is one in which the creation, distribution and manipulation of information is becoming a significant economic and cultural activity.

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magazine article: Once upon a time societies were organised around religion, farming, trade or industry. Read article

magazine article: In 1998 Iconocast gave the award for Internet marketing buzzword of the year to the term 'viral marketing', but what does it really mean? Read article

word game: Internet abbreviations. We all know that 'WWW' stands for 'World Wide Web', but the internet has lots of other abbreviations like this. Play game

poem:.This amusing poem compares the meanings of words and expressions as they are used nowadays when speaking about computers, and in their original contexts. Read poem

cartoon: "Do you like shopping on the Internet?" "No! ..." See cartoon

trivia: Record: Largest Free Email Provider: On most days, the number of new people signing up for an account on MSN Hotmail is greater than the number of babies born into the world! See more information society trivia

links: Wikipedia: Information society See more links

related themes: computer games | technophobia

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