The Internet network is now used by 60 million people in over 170 countries, and 200,000 new users are joining the network every month. By the year 2000 there will likely be hundreds of millions of Internet users. There are several reasons why you would want to become an Internet user. The New York Times recently reported that human rights dissidents are relying less on phones and faxes, and more on the Internet to express ideas that are free of government censorship. There are thousands of different topics being discussed ranging from politics to Elvis.
Academics swap research findings and businesses search out investment and licensing partners.
AIDS and cancer sufferers provide mutual support for each other. Our Open Systems association runs its Board meetings electronically. U.S. White House Press Releases U.S. Supreme Court rulings Encyclopedia Brittanica Geographic information such as the population of France Hottest jazz clubs in New York Recipes, poetry, and much more. For example, Federal Express has opened up access to their detailed package shipment files. Internet users can type in their parcel way bill number to find out if their parcel has arrived or not, when it arrived, who signed for it, and a detailed report showing where it has been every step of the way.