The Web Economy/01

The Web Is The Computer
This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.

Topics

 * The Internet Is The Computer . Such a phrase was circulated by a global IT entity some time ago during the beginning of the web era.
 * Been interconnected into a large mass, peer-to-peer prosuming has created a sum total larger than its individual members and became the new economy.

Discussion

 * Who is the IT entity that coined such a slogan and why?
 * What does it mean?
 * How does it impact an ordinary user?
 * Who benefits most from the web?
 * How does it impact brick and mortar conventional businesses and culture?

Activities

 * Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
 * Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
 * Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.

Links to Student Notes
(Provided by Students - subject to edit ranking by tutor)

Notable Links to Resources
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Sub-Pages
(Done in wikiversity as course material by the students under the guidance of the tutor)

Course Navigation
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