1. Every information medium has its own individual set of defining utilities. 2. So utility in information media is not some absolute fact of human experience. 3. It is not, in itself, an information medium but a facility which will enrich established information media, enhancing and extending their applications. 4. These estimates suggest a sudden, huge growth in applications using multimedia, perhaps foreshadowing radical transformations of information media more generally. 5. Traditional print-on-paper publishing industries and sectors related to them have already felt the impact of electronic information media. 6. However, we have seen how electronic information media are finding increasing numbers of major applications in our schools, businesses and homes. 7. There is increasing acceptance of these powerful new information media and the beginnings of widespread understanding both of their operational technicalities and their most effective applications. 8. The exertions of the opposing armies, air forces and other formations did not go unmatched by those of their supporting information media. 9. Parr said he hopes the new decade quiets the e-commerce buzz, molding the network back into a true information medium and less of a shopping tool. |
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