The commercialization of the Internet in Spain and its impact on communication between 1980 and 2000

Although the first Internet experiences in Spain are related to e-mail and the use of some functionalities, such as file exchange or access to institutional directories, the popularization of the Internet coincides in time with the arrival of the Web in the second half of the last century. The media...

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Autores: Olivares García, Francisco José, Méndez Majuelos, María Inés, Román-San-Miguel, Aránzazu
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/155012
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/155012
https://doi.org/10.12795/IROCAMM.2024.v07.i01.07
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Internet
Arrakis
RedIRIS
Infovía
Servicom
Mass media
Medios de Comunicación
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Sumario:Although the first Internet experiences in Spain are related to e-mail and the use of some functionalities, such as file exchange or access to institutional directories, the popularization of the Internet coincides in time with the arrival of the Web in the second half of the last century. The media professionals and technology companies that lived through this historical moment witnessed the transformation of communication and of the citizens’ model for relating to their environment and the world as a whole. This paper analyzes the arrival of the Internet in Spain and its evolution until it became a marketable product, turning it into a global and omnipresent means of communication, as it is today.