And, as I just got finished pointing out on mk's dropbox post, until a couple of years ago there were barely any laws that dealt with the internet. Online social norms are still being developed. The internet culture is in its infancy -- assuming the internet still exists in 2100, I would level a bet that none of the great websites have even come into existence yet, with the possible exceptions of google and hubski. We've got a fascinating social experiment with billions of players; let's not forget to study it until it's too late. EDIT: your articles dovetail so well with the thoughts that bounce around my head on a daily basis that they're rapidly becoming my favorite part of hubski. Keep writing!As inescapably pervasive as the Internet’s emergence has been, fewer scientists are studying it, than you would think. Even fewer scientists are attempting to situate its emergence within the context of our technological evolution, or understand its potential future development in the 21st century.
Thanks flagamuffin I appreciate it :) And I agree that we should direct a lot of our attention towards the way the Internet is transforming our planet globally (e.g., politically, economically, socially, etc.)
While it may be true that few scientists are studying the Internet, it is also seems to be true that advertisers are studying it quite intensely...