Internet is a name for one specific techno-social computer-based network system, World Wide Web a name for a subpart of this network. We also capitalize our first- and sur-names, so we should definitely capitalize "Internet" and "World Wide Web". Interesting question, but there are more important problems in the world to discuss than if we should "capitalize" the word Internet, such as how the Internet is being "capitalized" by capitalist companies etc ... Best, CF -- Prof. Christian Fuchs Chair in Media and Communication Studies Department of Informatics and Media Uppsala University Kyrkogårdsgatan 10 Box 513 751 20 Uppsala Sweden christian.fuchs@im.uu.se Tel +46 (0) 18 471 1019 http://fuchs.uti.at http://www.im.uu.se NetPolitics Blog: http://fuchs.uti.at/blog Editor of tripleC: http://www.triple-c.se Book "Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies" (Routledge 2011) Book "Internet and Society" (Paperback, Routledge 2010) Co-Editor of "Internet and Surveillance" (Routledge 2011) Am 11/1/11 10:46 AM, schrieb Sue Malta:
As part of the team that publishes the "International Journal of Emerging Techologies and Society" (iJETS), I would ALWAYS opt for a capital for Internet and the World Wide Web....
Cheers
Sue Malta
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"Jonathan Sterne, Dr." 01/11/11 8:32 PM>>> Hi Everyone,
Please excuse any repetition if this has been answered recently. I know that people are coming around to not capitalizing the word "internet" (this is my preference too). But what about "world wide web"?
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