Though not stated explicitly
anywhere, the Premium services are closed to the outside world
and are the exclusive reserve of Americans. One can get around
this virtual ethnic cleansing by providing false data while
registering, but this is besides the point.
The Internet is a reflection of the outside world. As
economies contract, unemployment soars, personal safety
vanishes, the social fabric disintegrates, and consumption
slumps - countries tend to isolate themselves politically,
react aggressively, and protect their national economies.
Protectionism, unilateralism, and isolationism are scourges
the Internet was supposed to be immune to. Little did we know.
The In-Credible Web
By: Sam Vaknin
http://www.webcredibility.org/
People are conditioned to trust written words, not to mention
images. "I read it in the paper" or "As seen on TV" are worn
out but still effective cliches. The Internet combines both
the written and the seen. It is both a textual and a visual
(and audio) medium. Do people trust Internet content? Is the
incredible Internet - credible?
In the "brick and mortar" world, credibility is associated
with brands.
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