The results were immediate: tons of coverage of the Net in almost all areas of the press, transcriptions of email conferences passing for features in the serious papers and exposes of computer-porn in the not-so-serious papers. Expect more of this in '95 and more head-scratching from the 'average' wo/man in the street who's wondering what all the fuss is about.
The thing is, in the
UK about 99% of the media have Internet access compared to
about 1% of the general public. This has lead to one of the
most unlikely characters hitching a ride on the infobahn and
proclaiming its virtues to the bemused masses:
mark.goodier@1fm.co.uk! Whatever next,
jimmy.saville@jewellery.jewellery. jewellery.com?!
Also, a clandestine political community will evolve on the Internet, shut away from the real world in a virtual political existence. They will be known as the Conservative party. On a music tip '95 could mean Jungle for the masses, a quiet ambient explosion, world music to get mainstream coverage, new albums from Sylvian (with Ingrid Chavez), Wendy & Lisa (with Trevor Horn), Stephen Duffy (rumoured to be his best since The Lilac Time debut), an Indie supergroup, Indian rap bands, the rebirth of techno, the Sausages Of Mars (Holly Johnson and Sonia) to reform, Madonna to be discovered as having died two years ago...
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