Chris, Here's some refs that came quickly from my desktop search. Bowler, M. (2003). Online learning a virtual revolution [Electronic version]. Retrieved 17 Aug, 2003, from http://www.sunspot.net/news/yahoo/bal-te.md.online17aug17,0,4578416.story?co ll=bal-newsaol-headlines Bruce, B. C. (2001). Constructing a once-and-future history of learning technologies. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 44(8), 730-736. Fisher, D. K. (2002). From smoke signals to cell phones: tracing how technologies evolve. The Technology Teacher, 61(7), 12-15. Fitzgerald, M. (2002). The evolution of technology [Electronic version]. Tech Directions, 61(7), 20-24. Internet World Stats. (2006). Internet Growth Statistics. Retrieved 5 Jan, 2006, from http://www.internetworldstats.com/emarketing.htm Moore, G. (2004). Silicon: Moore's Law. Retrieved 21 Feb, 2004, from http://www.intel.com/research/silicon/mooreslaw.htm Yoder, M. B. (2003). Oh, the changes we've seen. Learning and Leading with Technology, 30(5), 6-9, 16-17. -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Heidelberg, Chris Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 10:25 AM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] comparative cross-national diffusion of the internet Yes this is very interesting. Does anyone know of a good website site that has this data? I had one in my favorites until my PC died and it was lost. That is why I love macs. Anyone know of a good book on this as well. I would like to know adoption rates, first isp's and where country's rank. -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Nik John Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 9:42 AM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] comparative cross-national diffusion of the internet Plenty of histories of the Internet in the US have been written. Much has been said on the variables that it is claimed predict rates of Internet adoption in other countries around the world. However, I'm interested in when different countries first hooked up and especially when the first commercial ISPs started operating in different countries. Can anyone give me that information for the country they live in? Or direct me to historical reviews of the network in various countries? For what it's worth, I'm doing quite a micro-level, STS-style analysis of the appearance of the Internet in the context of Israel, a relatively early adopter, as far as I can tell. Any leads or information will be much appreciated! Nik ---------------------------------- Nicholas John, PhD Candidate Department of Sociology and Anthropology The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Home: 03 578 1993 Mobile: 054 7609073 _______________________________________________ The air-l@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/ _______________________________________________ The air-l@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/