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By Elizabeth Owen
The digital revolution has profoundly transformed the way we live, and has made it possible, as one of our speakers says, to visit the Library of Congress anytime you want, even in your pajamas. TIME Online talked with a broad selection of people to find out how digital technology has changed their lives, and whether they like it. Click on their names to hear their voices: Benjamin, 8, found a group of students his age on the Internet who were working on an interesting project: For Bob, a 27-year-old law enforcement officer, the Internet is like having a library in your house: Digital means fast, but it also means less time to think, says Richard Doherty, director of The Envisioneering Group, a digital technology market research firm: Laurie Lipper, co-director of The Children's Partnership, points out that theInternet's wealth of information is a mixed blessing so long as many children do not have adequate Internet access: Daniel, 13, loves to surf the Web from home, but hates getting targeted by pornographic junk mail: Paulina, 35, doesn't own a single CD and avoids the Internet. Digital technologies, she says, just clutter up her life: Alex, 12, thought designing Web sites was only for professionals, until he figured out how to do it himself: Denise, 10, likes exploring the world on the Internet while sitting in her chair: Katrin, a 19-year-old German television intern, used the Internet to communicate with schools in England and talk with people from around the globe: |