Issues: Commercialization

It is hard to resist the idea that the Internet at the moment is an immensely generous place. All over the world, individuals and organizations have spent time in order to make information resources available to the Internet community. In the past few years, however, businesses have begun to see the opportunity to reach consumers which the Internet represents, and there can be no doubt that this will increase in the future. The directory and search tools to which you were referred in this guide are all sponsored by companies hoping that your clicks will stray to their home pages while you are using their services. It remains to be seen whether the spirit of generosity can survive this new phase of the Internet's evolution...


Resources for the Study of Religion: The Internet - Issues: Commercialization
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