Comments on: Whither ‘Information Superhighway’ http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/whither_information_superhighway/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:53:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/whither_information_superhighway/comment-page-1/#comment-1052958 Michael Sat, 30 May 2009 00:01:42 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=36895#comment-1052958 Another point that supports Splunge's conclusion is that we now use a modifier to distinguish the US Postal Service mail, and increasingly less so to distinguish Electronic mail. Even the age old adage "look it up", which used to refer to using an Encyclopedia, now simply means to ask Google. To paraphrase Slunge, The Internet is the Norm. Everything else needs a distinguishing name. Another point that supports Splunge's conclusion is that we now use a modifier to distinguish the US Postal Service mail, and increasingly less so to distinguish Electronic mail. Even the age old adage "look it up", which used to refer to using an Encyclopedia, now simply means to ask Google.

To paraphrase Slunge, The Internet is the Norm. Everything else needs a distinguishing name.

]]> By: Furhead http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/whither_information_superhighway/comment-page-1/#comment-1052806 Furhead Fri, 29 May 2009 19:49:29 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=36895#comment-1052806 I thought the term was simply superceded by the now-classic "series of tubes". I thought the term was simply superceded by the now-classic "series of tubes".

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