Discussion Questions

1. Castells discusses how military research was one of the ways the Internet was first invented.  How was the Internet technologies used back then for military science and how is it being used now, in regards to nuclear science?

2. How did the fact that users also became producers of the content on the internet, make the internet more wide spread?

3. Castells discusses how the Internet transformed business today.  How would business be different without the Internet, and has the Internet made the business world more organized and easier to run or more difficult?

Network is the Message

What does Castells mean when he suggests that the "Network is the Message" in the prologue to his text?

Castells defines a network as a set of interconnected nodes. He discusses how Internet was designed as free communication and has become the fastest growing form of media.  Castells believes that the Internet has great advantages over other forms of media because it is more flexible and has better adaptability.  Castells suggest that the "network" is our future of communication, and especially media, as long as we are careful and resourceful of how we use it.

(Information from Castells "Internet Galaxy")