Characterizing cyberspace: Past, present and future
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Clark (2010) Characterizing cyberspace.pdf
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Author's final manuscript.
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Author(s)
Clark, David D
Date Issued
March 12, 2010
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© Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation
Clark, D. D. (2010). Characterizing cyberspace: Past, present and future (ECIR Working Paper No. 2010-3). MIT Political Science Department.
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Author's final manuscript.
Series/Report no.
ECIR Working Paper No. 2010-3
Abstract
In general terms, most practitioners share a working concept of cyberspace—it is the collection of computing devices connected by networks in which electronic information is stored and utilized, and communication takes place1. Another way to understand the nature of cyberspace is to articulate its purpose, which I will describe as the processing, manipulation and exploitation of information, the facilitation and augmentation of communication among people, and the interaction of people and information. Both information and people are central to the power of cyberspace. If we seek a better understanding of what cyberspace might be, one approach is to identify its salient characteristics: a catalog of its characteristics may be more useful than a list of competing definitions.
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