People started exploring the idea that technology would revolutionize society in dramatic ways. While views differed on details, many agreed that combining computing and telecommunications marked the beginning of a new era. This allowed communities of interest to form and connect in new flexible and productive ways, contributing more to various fields. However, information technology also creates problems like significant differences in information availability between regions that could increase. Additionally, some governments may be wary of new information and reluctant to promote certain types of communities, despite the ability to remotely access information-rich regions with low-cost terminals. There were also initial hopes that the internet would revitalize a sense of community, but disadvantages of only interacting virtually with those never met became a social liability.

1. People started getting together and
exploring the idea that there was going
to be a revolution in technology which
was going to change society so
drastically (Wozniak 1986 cited in
Heap, Thomas et al 1995).

2. Individuals perceive

Information technology
such revolution from 
is seen to strengthen a
acquisition of personal
great variety of
computers, direct
communities of
broadcasting by
interest. Improved
satellite, automated
technology allows
work or in the
formation of many
potential for push-
new, smaller
button democracy.
communities of
While differing over
interest, and also
details, though many
allows existing, larger
seem to agree that
communities of
bringing together
interest power to attain
computing with
a transnational
telecommunications
character.
spells the start of a
new age.

3.  The high motivation of  New electronic data bases
provide selective access to
common interests,
the specific information that
combined with ease of
people need. Information
communication, allows
technologies increasingly
such communities of
support service industries and
interest and existing larger contribute to the
communities of interest improvement of the quality
the motivation to be of service. These technologies
extremely flexible and create enormous job
productive, thereby opportunities in the area of
contributing more to software development and
scientific, technological production. Information
technologies make life more
and artistic progress in a
convenient and efficient by
greater number of areas
permitting people to oppose
than formal or
manual labour by promoting
governmental security and by providing
organisations do. everyday conveniences.

4. However, problems which have been and will be created by
information technologies are multi-fold. Significant
differences already exist in the amount of information
available in different regions, and these differences
could increase.
 In information-rich regions, the information supply is
much larger than could be possibly consumed, yet in
these regions, people have difficulty in obtaining
precisely the information they need.
 Some governments in the information-poor regions may
be weary of new information and reluctant to promote
certain types of communities of interest, despite the fact
that remote access to information-rich regions can be
made by means of low-cost terminals.

5. With the emergence of the internet as a
communication and social interaction tool was
initially met with great hopes for revitalising the
flattering sense of community. However, the
disadvantage to internet interaction and “virtual”
social connections between people who may never
meet in person becomes a social liability.

6.  “Cyberspace” is termed as a  Cyberspace is known to
virtual reality, one bring possibilities of
regarded to designate the connectivity and openness.
“substance” of the three- It is a force in its own right,
dimensional space the uncanny autonomy of
protected by the computer which threatens the
as bits of information, sovereignty of the human
rather than a physical race if not used with
territory. caution.