The Internet

            
             The Internet has an enormous impact on the American Experience.
             encourages the growth of businesses by providing new ways of advertising.
             products to a large audience, and thus helps companies to publicize their.
             products. Secondly, It allows more Americans to find out what goes on in other.
             countries by learning about other cultures and by exchanging their opinions and.
             ideas with other people worldwide. This may well promote a better global.
             understanding. Finally, by allowing people to access vast amounts of.
             information easily, it will change how they make decisions and ultimately also.
             their lifestyle.
             The Internet is a high-speed worldwide computer network which evolved from the.
             Arpanet. The Arpanet was created by the Pentagon in the late 1969 as a network.
             for academic and defense researchers. In 1983, the National Science Foundation.
             took over the management of the Internet. Now the Internet is growing faster.
             than any other telecommunications system ever built. It is estimated that in.
             three years, the system will be used by over 100 million people (Cooke 61).
             Since the World Wide Web (WWW or W3) became popular through point-and-click.
             programs that made it easier for non-technical people to use the Internet, over.
             21,000 businesses and corporations have become accessible through the Internet.
             (Baig 81). These companies range from corporate giants like IBM, AT&T, Ford and.
             J.C. Penny, to small law firms. "With the Internet, the whole globe is one.
             marketplace and the Internet's information-rich WWW pages can help companies.
             reach new customers," says Bill Washburn, former executive director of.
             Commercial Internet Exchange (Baig 81).
             Through the Internet, new opportunities to save money are created for companies.
             One of the bigger savings is the cost of transmission. It is estimated that the.
             administrative cost of trade between companies in the U.S. amounts to $250.
             billion a year (Liosa 160). Sending an ordinary one-page e-mail message from.