information technology in society theme
The influence of the Internet, its precursors, or related technology on society is discussed.
9 total · 2 major · 7 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| futurama2x09 | major | America Online was mentioned and references were made to old modems and chat rooms. |
| shortstory: Letter of the Twenty-Fourth Century (1929) | major | Harry described a system, much like the Internet, which enabled people to attend business meeting from home, have their children taught lesson by far away living teachers, watch movies, listen to music, read information from all around the world, and tune in on the "World Court" to learn of its decisions in real time. |
| futurama3x15 | minor | Fry and Leela strolled around the World Wide Web as virtual people, where they passed two nerds arguing over Star Trek in a chatroom, observed an eBay auction, and visited a Napster-run celebrity dating service. |
| movie: 30 Years to Life (1998) | minor | There was some novelty about Darla webcasting her concert, and she made a point to say that it would help her get picked up by a record label. |
| movie: A Time of Roses (1969) | minor | There was a system much like the Internet except that searches were performed by sending requests to humans at a central authority. |
| movie: Cloned (1997) | minor | Skye used a futuristic version of the World Wide Web to investigate about the illicit cloning of her young son. |
| movie: Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996) | minor | Minami's colleague was surprised to learn that the World Wide Web contained a website dedicated to information about Gamera. |
| sherlock2x01 | minor | Holmes and Watson became celebrities when Watson's blog went viral. |
| tz1959e5x19 | minor | We saw old analogue telephone network with operators and such. |