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*Norbert Wiener invented the field of Cybernetics, encouraging future researchers to focus on the use of technology to extend human capabilities.  

*Norbert Wiener invented the field of Cybernetics, encouraging future researchers to focus on the use of technology to extend human capabilities.  

*The 1956 Dartmouth Artificial Intelligence conference defined the concept that technology was improving at an exponential rate, and provided the first serious consideration of the consequences, the benefits and advantages or such a network.  

*The 1956 Dartmouth Artificial Intelligence conference defined the concept that technology was improving at an exponential rate, and provided the first serious consideration of the consequences, the benefits and advantages or such a network.  

*Marshall McLuhan made the idea of a [[global village]] interconnected by an electronic nervous system part of our popular culture.<ref>http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii.htm</ref>

*[[Marshall McLuhan]] made the idea of a [[global village]] interconnected by an electronic nervous system part of our popular culture.<ref>http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii.htm</ref>

*Ethan K. Heinz (cousin of Teresa Heinz), in 1969, created a network named ARPANet. ARPANet was developed in the US as a means for various research universities and government facilities to "talk" or communicate with each other, even in an event such as war.<ref>[http://www.internetisseriousbusiness.com]</ref> ARPANet grew quickly and eventually evolved into today's Internet. Today, the Internet is a public, cooperative, and self-sustaining facility that can be accessed by hundreds of millions of people worldwide; the Internet has grown into a worldwide computer network where anyone can have a chat with anyone else almost anywhere in the world, and is a vast source of free information.

*Ethan K. Heinz (cousin of Teresa Heinz), in 1969, created a network named ARPANet. ARPANet was developed in the US as a means for various research universities and government facilities to "talk" or communicate with each other, even in an event such as war.<ref>[http://www.internetisseriousbusiness.com]</ref> ARPANet grew quickly and eventually evolved into today's Internet. Today, the Internet is a public, cooperative, and self-sustaining facility that can be accessed by hundreds of millions of people worldwide; the Internet has grown into a worldwide computer network where anyone can have a chat with anyone else almost anywhere in the world, and is a vast source of free information.

===Security===

===Security===

It also has become a common facilitator of crime.  By the end of 2016, cybercrime rose thew the second most reported financial crime.<ref>PWC Global Economic Crime Survey 2016</ref> Almost 40% of all known data breaches in 2016 involved the theft of financial information. Additionally, about 1 in 131 emails sent in 2016 were cyber attacks, about a 3% increase from the year before. Businesses are being especially targeted as well, with over half of 2016's  inbound messages being spam, and just over 1% containing malware.<ref name="SISTR">Symantec Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) volume 22 - 2017</ref> With these ever-increasing threats, some question whether the current internet system is designed well enough to be safe, or should be changed to offer better security.  Such a change would go against the founding idea of uncontrolled information exchange, however.

It also has become a common facilitator of crime.  By the end of 2016, cybercrime rose thew the second most reported financial crime.<ref>PWC Global Economic Crime Survey 2016</ref> Almost 40% of all known data breaches in 2016 involved the theft of financial information. Additionally, about 1 in 131 emails sent in 2016 were cyber attacks, about a 3% increase from the year before. Businesses are being especially targeted as well, with over half of 2016's  inbound messages being spam, and just over 1% containing malware.<ref name="SISTR">Symantec Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) volume 22 - 2017</ref> With these ever-increasing threats, some question whether the current internet system is designed well enough to be safe, or should be changed to offer better security.  Such a change would go against the founding idea of uncontrolled information exchange, however.

== Christian internet evangelism ==

== Christian internet evangelism ==

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See also: [[Global Christianity]] ]]

See also: [[Global Christianity]] ]]

'''Internet evangelism''' is, as the name suggests, the process of evangelizing and spreading the gospel using the internet.<br />

[[Internet evangelism]] is, as the name suggests, the process of evangelizing and spreading the gospel using the internet.<br />

Since its inception, [[Christianity]] has seen a consistent and [http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/BChristianIncrease12.htm dramatic increase in its number of adherents].<ref>http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/BChristianIncrease12.htm</ref><ref>http://pewforum.org/Christian/Faith-and-Conflict-The-Global-Rise-of-Christianity.aspx</ref>  In the 1940s the Lausanne Movement was started in order to help Christendom evangelize globally with greater effectiveness and thousands of Christian leaders from around the globe meet regularly to increase the effectiveness of [[evangelism|Christian evangelism]].<ref>http://www.lausanne.org/about.html</ref>  

Since its inception, [[Christianity]] has seen a consistent and [http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/BChristianIncrease12.htm dramatic increase in its number of adherents].<ref>http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/BChristianIncrease12.htm</ref><ref>http://pewforum.org/Christian/Faith-and-Conflict-The-Global-Rise-of-Christianity.aspx</ref>  In the 1940s the Lausanne Movement was started in order to help Christendom evangelize globally with greater effectiveness and thousands of Christian leaders from around the globe meet regularly to increase the effectiveness of [[evangelism|Christian evangelism]].<ref>http://www.lausanne.org/about.html</ref>  

Also, many churches stream their services online in real-time and/or provide them on a platform (such as Facebook or YouTube).  This is not only for the benefit of members who cannot attend services due to illness or old age, as well as people who live in areas with no Bible-believing church nearby, but also for visitors who want to check out what the church believes and how it conducts services before deciding whether to visit in person and ultimately become members.

Also, many churches stream their services online in real-time and/or provide them on a platform (such as Facebook or YouTube).  This is not only for the benefit of members who cannot attend services due to illness or old age, as well as people who live in areas with no Bible-believing church nearby, but also for visitors who want to check out what the church believes and how it conducts services before deciding whether to visit in person and ultimately become members.

== Internet atheism has a small audience and an insignificant influence on the world ==

== Internet atheism has a small audience and an insignificant influence on the world ==

* [[World Wide Web]]

* [[World Wide Web]]

* [[Subdomains]]

* [[Subdomains]]

* [[Digital Philosophy]]

* [[Digital Philosophy]]

* [[Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act]]

* [[Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act]]

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49299033,00.htm The 50 most significant moments of Internet history], ''Crave at CNET.co.uk'', September 25, 2008  

*[http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49299033,00.htm The 50 most significant moments of Internet history], ''Crave at CNET.co.uk'', September 25, 2008  

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