Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine

CMC NEWS

Waiting for the Future in Sunshine City

Major telecom players in Japan are concocting a future--will it become a reality? John Ratliff went to the Communication World '94 expo recently held in Ikebukuro Sunshine City, Japan and examined the reality behind the hype.

News Flash: Building the Global Student News

Gary Ritzenthaler describes a network of student writers using the Internet as a way to get in touch with technologies, gather news, and provide content for global and national publications.

Can New York Enter the Information Age?

Is New York State public telecommunications policy choking the telephone industry in the state? Or are telecos following a myopic product development plan?

FEATURES

Japan Playing Catch-Up in Digital Communications

John Ratliff examines policy issues involved with Japan's efforts to develop a national information infrastructure.

The Internet for Journalists: The Fourth Estate in Cyberspace

How are journalists now using the Net for research and communication? Gary Gach surveys how journalists are using a wide variety of Internet tools and forums for newsgathering.

ESSAYS

Challenges for Web Information Providers

John December examines the growth of Web-based information, surveys his experience in providing information about Internet information sources, explores issues about Web information quality, and suggests issues of concern for Web information providers.

BOOK REVIEW: Netiquette by Virginia Shea

Robert M. Slade reviews Netiquette (Albion Books, 1994), a book that aims to guide the user to the social norms of the Net.

DEPARTMENTS

From the Nets

Waves... Threads... Catches....

Mbox

More about citation style... an open letter...

THE LAST LINK

What is our "default" relationship with technology? Stephen Doheny-Farina examines Xerox PARC's assumptions about ubiquitous computing.