Even the key developers of Mosaic and related web server technologies sensed potential riches. Business users and marketing opportunities have helped invigorate the Internet and fuel its phenomenal growth, particularly on the World Wide Web. But do not forget that the Internet is first and foremost a place for social interaction and information sharing, not a strip mall or direct advertising medium. And there are millions of users ready to remind you of those rules should you inadvertently or intentionally ignore them. Publications, complete with images and other media like executable software, can get to their intended audience in a blink of an eye, instead of the months traditionally required for printing and mail delivery.
Education takes a great leap forward when students gain access to the great libraries of the world.
And at times of leisure, the interactive capabilities of HTML links can reinvigorate our otherwise television-numbed minds.