• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Salvation or destruction: Metaphors of the Internet
  • Beteiligte: Johnston, Rebecca
  • Erschienen: University of Illinois Libraries, 2009
  • Erschienen in: First Monday
  • Sprache: Nicht zu entscheiden
  • DOI: 10.5210/fm.v14i4.2370
  • ISSN: 1396-0466
  • Schlagwörter: Computer Networks and Communications ; Human-Computer Interaction
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:p>People use metaphors routinely to express their thoughts regarding the Internet’s nature and potential. In a study of editorials over a three month period, writers used metaphors of physical space, physical speed, salvation, and destruction to describe the Internet. We need to understand what these metaphors imply and how they impact the Internet’s future.</jats:p>
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