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The Internet takes 2 steps forward and none back

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“If Live Aid helped launch MTV as a media powerhouse two decades ago, Live 8 not only dethroned the music channel, but it also made it seem quaintly old-fashioned. The internet left TV in the dust. To put it bluntly, MTV sank and AOL soared.” Those comments from one major international newspaper. 

With the exponential growth and acceptance of the Internet all over the world, news and information is now more available and accepted than ever. The Internet allows for rich interactive media not available through print or television. 

More than five million people logged onto the web to watch the concerts, with 175,000 simultaneous streams at any one time, making it "by far the biggest internet event in history", said AOL vice-president Ruth Sarfaty. 

As new technologies and methods to apply them emerge, we can expect to see online media increase in acceptance and further become the medium of choice.

Source: OneNews ( http://www.tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411419/595669 )

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