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. The impeachment proceedings involving President Clinton are roaring ahead at the time the Capsule is sealed.
Parents can use the web to help explain the impeachment to their children.
The Capsule contains sample audio of the Senate impeachment trial as played over a local radio station's web site. The web has enabled the delivery of global financial services like never before. The Internet played a major role in Europe's conversion to the Euro in January 1999, and the Euro symbol is sealed into the time capsule. The Capsule is more than just a collection of interesting artifacts and representations. Sloan has frozen the Internet in time and asked people to consider where it is taking them.