Gisle Hannemyr
Abstract
It seems to be a generally accepted belief that the adoption rate of the Internet
has exceeded that of earlier mass communication technologies by several magnitudes.
This paper reviews the historic data related to some of these technologies,
draws on actor-network theory as a framework for interpreting such data, traces
the transformations and translation of this data throughout the public, political
and scientific discourse, and discusses the use of “facts” in modern
society.