[ About the Author ]

James Wedewer is a senior at the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in business administration. He participated in a course through the College Writing department, where his interest in the social impact of the Internet on society, and in the Internet as a society itself, began. More information can be obtained through his personal website at www.wedewer.com.

This essay has been completed as an academic, independent study project under the guidance of Maggie Sokolik of the College Writing department, U.C. Berkeley. In no way are the opinions of the author herein a reflection of the U.C. Regents, U.C. Berkeley, Maggie Sokolik, or anyone else.