A Short History of the Internet
The incorporation of the Internet into capitalist relations is by no means complete and is still contested.
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https://doi.org/10.32387/prokla.v47i186.150Keywords:
Political Economy, Internet, capitalism, Industry 4.0, History of the InternetAbstract
The design and development of the internet is conceptualized in three stages: the basic technological development and the social and political preconditions for its dispersion can be traced back to 1962 until 1992. Afterwards the technology is being appropriated and incorporated into the capitalist mode of production. From 1993 until 2003 buisiness models and commercial enterprises arise and reshape the Service Sector. Finally, when the capitalist incorporation is completed in 2004, the phase of extensive and intensive expansion and its subsequent conquer of new markets proceeds.
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