"We hope our findings about
the Internet will have broad implications for government policymaking, corporate planning, and
social and cultural study. To begin this project now is critical if we hope to fully understand the
Internet as it evolves. Had this type of research been conducted on the evolution of television as it
emerged in the late 1940s, the information would have provided policy makers, the media, and
ultimately historians with invaluable insights about how broadcasting has changed the world." (pdf)