Culture
Is online culture more democratic than culture at large? Voices which would never
find a forum in print media are heard clearly on the net. Is it more diverse?
What about the demographics of internet users? This site examines the dynamics
of online culture, looking a people, interactions, values, art and
communications.
Our first efforts looks at both print and
online culture by examining the recent controversy sparked by the publication of
the "Cyberporn" article in Time during the summer of 1995. You can make use
of our cyberporn information
site. We'd also like you to add your thoughts about the controversy to our
cyberporn discussion forum.
We are also spending some time examining
the make-up of internet communities. If your interested, please add your insights
to our discussion
forum concerning newsgroup and MUD communities. You can also try jumping on
an Internet Relay Chat line, though you will need to be using Netscape and may need
to download the IRC
helper application for your browser. After getting and setting up the IRC
client, or if you are in the CWRL you can join the IRC channel
Rhetoric.
We're
also spending some time talking about Douglas Coupland's Microserfs. If you're
interested you can find our information about microserfs at the
Coupland file. There is also a Microserfs home
page.
Stay tuned for more.
Return to the Online Highbeam to the E 309M page or to the CWRL.