Artyn reviewed Netizens by Michael Hauben
etizens, one of the first books detailing the Internet, looks at the creation and development …
Federation worked and it was great
5 stars
This book was made before the era of social media, and barely discusses at all the HTTP World Wide web we associate with the term "net" and "internet" today. What I learned was that the federated internet worked and people loved it.
The book was prophetic in how it believed that corporate interests would stifle the individuals:
Once commercial interests gain control, the Net will be much less powerful for the ordinary person than it is currently. Commercial interests vary from those of the common person. They attempt to make profit from any available means.
