initial catalyst for Internet growth world wide, it's the emergence of the.
World Wide Web (WWW) multimedia interface that has captured the attention.
of prospective users across the globe. The resources available on the WWW.
are as varied as they are extensive. There hundreds of thousands of sites.
which can be broadly categorised under topics such as sport,.
entertainment, finance and many more (Perlman, 1996).
2.2) Development of Internet in South Africa Perlman (1996, p 29) ventured.
that 'South Africa is major global Internet player. It currently rates in.
the top 15 in the world terms of Internet growth rates.' Local user.
numbers are certainly fueled by universities, companies and schools. The.
genesis of South Africa's rapid Internet growth seems to stem from UniNet,.
the Internet service offered to the countries major tertiary institutions.
and steered from Rhod es University. This explains the phenomenon whereby.
the majority of local Internet entrepreneurs - many of them are under.
thirty and already multi-millionaires - come from tertiary education.
backgrounds where they were weaned on readily available Internet.
access. Popular 'browser' client software for navigating the multimedia.
WWW includes Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer. On the other end,.
there exist approximately 30 local companies which call themselves ISP's.
(Internet Service Providers), which operate in similar fashion to a.
cellular company such as Vodacom, providing either dial-up connections to.
the Internet and/or leased line connectivity to companies. This has led to.
the explosion of a number of related ventures, such as companies who speci.
alise in producing multimedia web pages (such as Adept Internet), Internet.
commerce, cable companies and modem suppliers (Perlman, 1996).
2.3) Technological Implications for Marketing Joseph (1996, p. 29).
concisely described the situation as such: ' Marketing, like most business.
disciplines, is undergoing a period of change as a direct result of the.