Tracking the Net: Using Domain Names To Measure the Growth of the Internet in U.S. Cities.

Moss, Mitchell L.; Townsend, Anthony

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Publication Date: 1997

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Tracking the Net: Using Domain Names To Measure the Growth of the Internet in U.S. Cities.

Moss, Mitchell L.; Townsend, Anthony

Journal of Urban Technology, v4 n3 p47-60 Dec 1997

The Internet's addressing system, the domain name system, provides geographic information on Internet activity. This study shows that cities, as well as institutions of higher education in the cities, are driving, rather than simply participating in, information-based phenomena such as the expansion of the Internet. Some implications of this activity for the future of cities are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail, Electronic Publishing, Geographic Regions, Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Information Sources, Internet, Online Systems, Urban Areas

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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