The Internet & Your Productivity

[Brad Mehlenbacher <brad_m -at- UNITY -dot- NCSU -dot- EDU>]

Hi Folks-->

I'm currently researching and writing (last minute, of course!) an
article on the Internet and its influence on research and practice in
technical communication. As you probably know, the many hours that many
of us spend "logged in" are frequently viewed, by some, as trivial and
unproductive 'play.' And, surprisingly, little research exists that
undermines this myth (or _is_ it a myth?!?).

Either way, if you would be so kind as to take two minutes (okay, five!)
and document _any_ positive (aka, productive) or negative (aka,
time-wasting) experiences that you've had using the Internet and any of
its tool (e.g., library databases, electronic journals, gophers,
listservers, bulletin boards, Mosaic, WWW, Uncover, e-mail, WAIS, and
MOOs/MUDs), I--in turn--promise to acknowledge your contribution in the
finished article (!!! :^), in addition to posting the compiled results
back to the list.

Eternally grateful for your time & for saving my bu--. Rather, thanks
immensely! Brad.

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 Brad Mehlenbacher           Phone:     (919) 515-4138
 Assistant Professor         Fax:       (919) 515-1836
 Technical Communication     E-mail:    brad_m -at- unity -dot- ncsu -dot- edu

 English Department          Then they asked me who I was, and we
 NC State University         looked at each other with growing
 Raleigh, NC 27695-8105      anxiety (Eric McCormack, _The Hobby_).
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