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The Virtual Revolution: Ep.3 - The Cost of Free

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Episode 3 destroys the myth of free internet services such as Google, Ebay, web-mail etc. Illustrates how commerce has come to dominate virtually all aspects of the web. (49 min)

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The Virtual Revolution: Enemy of the State?

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Enemy of the State?… explores the role of Internet in contemporary politics. (48 min)

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The Virtual Revolution - The Great Leveller

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BBC explores the origins, history and impact of the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW). From its Cold-War military origins in the 1950’s, through its modern-day incarnations. (58 min)

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Digital Nation - Life on the Virtual Frontier

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PBS FRONTLINE presents this excellent in-depth exploration of what it means to be human in a 21st-century digital world. (86:13 min)

Vanguard: Porn 2.0

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Vanguard News takes a behind the scenes look at the adult entertainment industry, examining its history and impact on the ever-changing face of new media. (22:13)

Web 2.0 - The Machine is Us/ing Us

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Excellent video documenting the evolution of the Web and how it has changed the way we communicate and suggests that we need to rethink a few things like copyright, authorship, identity, ethics, governance, privacy and so on. (4:34 min)

History of the Internet

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An iconographic animation on the “History of the Internet” explaining the inventions from time-sharing to filesharing, from Arpanet to Internet. (8:10 min)

End of Print - CBC News

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One of the biggest threats to print media is the sheer volume and variety of writing that can be found online. (22:21 min)