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[Prev|Next|Index]2/22/96, beisner@iti2.net, Grand Junction, Colorado
Being A Netizen
By Barbara Eisner
My name is Barbara. I'm an addict. There, I've finally admitted
it. Yes, I'm an Internet addict, a netaholic. I got my highs on
Prodigy and America On Line for a few years; but, now I get the
primo stuff direct. :) Seriously, I signed up with ITI2, a local
Internet Service Provider at the beginning of this last July and
haven't regretted it one moment since.
I've been doing all sorts of things, some almost unbelievable.
I've been running Internet Phone since August, and playing around
with other similar applications, such as Web Phone and Cyberphone
the last month or so. I've found that each has its positive as
well as negative aspects. But please don't ask me to compare yet.
I've also gone into Alpha World, a 3-D virtual reality chat
program, where you can actually "own" property and build upon it.
Now, I haven't even mentioned the World Wide Web which is one of
the most fantastic things of all. It enables you to access the
net easily and takes you all over the world. You can find
information, games, or anything about any subject.
But there's one thing I've come to believe in the last seven
months. I believe that the Internet (more specifically,
applications such as Iphone) will be responsible for people to
start thinking of themselves as citizens of the world or planet,
rather than a citizen of a particular nation.
I've spoken to so many people on the Iphone from all over the
world, not to mention the United States: Israel, Britian, Borneo,
South Africa, Bejing, Russia, Korea, Japan, Canada, Brazil,
Germany, to name just a few. We talk as though we're just across
town from each other! I think this kind of application is the
most gratifying all!
When I think that all we have accomplished on the Net and our
Freedom of Speech that we have cherished so for the last one
hundred-twenty years is in jeopardy at this very moment, it makes
me sad and, frankly horrifies me. I do hope that this moment in
history will remain just a moment in history; and, that we will
continue to be proud of this one special freedom which we hold
dear.
Barbara beisner@iti2.net