The Internet did not arrive on the Island by chance, like the skunk and the raccoon. It was deliberately brought here by an anxious group of like-minded computer enthusiasts. Twenty years ago, it wasn’t even known on the Vineyard as the Internet.

It would be hard to guess that Korea is one of the most wired countries in the world from looking at some of the computer classrooms in the nation s public schools.

CALBAYOG CITY – Every Monday morning, 10-year-old Feviane G. Ale is eager to attend her computer class at the Gadgaran Elementary School in Calbayog City to get a chance to play “Xbox” and other educational PC games.

LONDON: An advertisement for Apple’s iPhone has been banned in Britain because it claimed incorrectly that the gadget allowed users to access all content on the Internet, the advertising watchdog said yesterday.

The Internet was supposed to send America's public libraries the way of eight-track tapes and pay phones. It turns out, libraries and librarians are busier than ever.