can we double Internet population by 2010?

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From: Daniel Berninger <[email protected]>
Date: December 30, 2006 11:59:45 AM EST
To: [email protected]
Subject: can we double Internet population by 2010?
Reply-To: Daniel Berninger <[email protected]>

Hi Dave,

If it makes sense for the IP list, I am placing a call for views  
about the
prospect of doubling the Internet population by 2010.

Is it possible?  How would we do it?  Why would we do it?  What  
obstacles
exist? What is the current Internet population?

Current trends point to 50% growth between now and 2010, although  
that may
not even happen given slowing momentum.

I wrote a longish essay connecting slowing Internet growth to the  
fact we
care too much about coercion and too little about communication.

See http://www.danielberninger.com/dbessays/rc2010.pdf

A website created for the project dubbed "Renaissance Challenge" takes
advantage of the CivicSpace Labs platform.

See http://effervo.civicspaceondemand.org

Best regards,

Dan

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