For me, the most important innovators of the internet included a group of graduate students who attened the University of North Carolina in 1979. These students created Usenet, a network complete with mailing lists and electronic bulletin board service and newsgroups. Between 1979 and 1987, the Usenet grew from about 2 messages posted daily to nearly 1,000. Communities grew around and within Usenet, and provided a glimpse of the potential of cyberspace as a world-wide community forum. Thes issues I find most important in Cyberspace are largely reflective of the issues I find important in Real-Space.
Technological innovation can disrupt our private spheres.
Censorship and regulation of ideas and information is another issue I feel strongly about. Other ideas that concern me regarding the internet include community building. The internet is a communications medium that has the ability toi ncrease cross-cultural communication and cultural sensitivity. People across the wired workd are able to meet each other online and begin the process of building cyber-communities. I wonder if all this wired socialization inhibits our personal connections.