The information superhighway: a review of some determining factors

It has been suggested that consumer services will be the major information highway driving force. The social and political factors likely to influence the rate of progress are discussed and so are the major consumer entertainment and information applications. Many are based on interactive television...

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Published in:	Journal of information science 1997-01, Vol.23 (3), p.187-208
Main Author:	Cawkell, Tony
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Applications (e.g. Digitizing,...) Consumer Economics Consumer Services Customer services Data Transmission Exact sciences and technology Future developments Information Age Information and communication sciences Information and communication technologies Information science. Documentation Information Services Information superhighway Information Systems Information technologies: storage media, equipment Interactive Television Interactive Video Internet Mass Media Political Issues Popular Culture Sciences and techniques of general use Social Influences Studies Technological Advancement Technological change Telecommunications Video on Demand Video Teleconferencing
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Summary:	It has been suggested that consumer services will be the major information highway driving force. The social and political factors likely to influence the rate of progress are discussed and so are the major consumer entertainment and information applications. Many are based on interactive television. System requirements for ‘movies on demand’ are receiving special attention, particularly in university research departments; work in progress is reviewed. It is concluded that successful services offered at a price leading to mass demand will be slow in arriving.
ISSN:	0165-5515 1741-6485