Abes' MP3 Finder for locating music files online. The world is just beginning to realize the power of the Internet in surveying consumers, as a source of timely market research. A snapshot of the Socratic Forum is stored in the Capsule. It is just one of many sites geared toward polling consumers. It won't be long before business is interrupting lives online the way it does today using the telephone.
Gender is another sociological phenomenon of the Internet.
MIT's Sherry Turkle wrote several years ago about trends on the Internet, especially involving how people interact with each other, which are just now being realized. Her work is referenced in the Capsule. Men took the early lead in seizing this new technology, but women are surging forward with all manner of global business networks and resources. The Capsule captures another trend, the legitimate concerns that parents have about their children having online access to inappropriate web sites. Many such services to protect children are springing up all over the web.