The commercialization of the Internet in Spain and its impact on communication between 1980 and 2000
Although the first Internet experiences in Spain are related to e-mail and the use of some functionalities, such as file exchange or access to institutional directories, the popularization of the Internet coincides in time with the arrival of the Web in the second half of the last century. The media...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repository: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/155012 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/155012 https://doi.org/10.12795/IROCAMM.2024.v07.i01.07 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Internet Arrakis RedIRIS Infovía Servicom Mass media Medios de Comunicación |
| Summary: | Although the first Internet experiences in Spain are related to e-mail and the use of some functionalities, such as file exchange or access to institutional directories, the popularization of the Internet coincides in time with the arrival of the Web in the second half of the last century. The media professionals and technology companies that lived through this historical moment witnessed the transformation of communication and of the citizens’ model for relating to their environment and the world as a whole. This paper analyzes the arrival of the Internet in Spain and its evolution until it became a marketable product, turning it into a global and omnipresent means of communication, as it is today. |
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