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This chapter tells what the World Wide Web (WWW) is, how to begin using the information on the WWW, and where to start. The WWW is a method of presenting and receiving information over the Internet, the global conglomeration of computer networks that is undergoing explosive growth. The simple and appealing presentation of information on the WWW has made this the most popular segment of the Internet. Its most potent feature is the relative simplicity of becoming an information publisher with potentially millions of readers; it’s never been easier. Unlike television, where hundreds of channels are available, the WWW has many thousands of information sources. Unlike television, where the consumer is passive, on the WWW the consumer must (still) be active. Perhaps best of all, no one owns the WWW. It and the Internet are still self-administered and self-regulated.
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Fisher, Y. (1996). What, How, Where?. In: Spinning the Web. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2346-7_1
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