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Introduction The Internet is helping to change the “rules of the game” in various institutions within cities.  In most cases, the Internet’s effect is primarily catalytic.  By prompting people to come together to plan how to use the Internet, the Internet’s presence stimulates social networks and lays the groundwork for building new social capital.  The […]

Introduction Nashville’s business community has been active, if not wildly successful, in attempting to catch the wave of dot.com riches in the New Economy.  Nashville’s economy is service oriented, with health care and country music being the region’s dominant and highest profile business sectors.[10.numoffset=”10″ The major technology employer in the area is Dell Computers, which […]

Introduction Portland prides itself as a center of manufacturing for high-tech goods and an entrepreneurial city where independent-minded people find a receptive climate for starting new businesses.  Portland also has a strong sense of identity as a community, with a passion for environmental protection and a strong ethic of managing growth throughout the region. City […]

Introduction Austin has experienced a high-tech boom in the past ten to fifteen years that has transformed a university and state government town into one of the country’s most dynamic technological environments.  Leading the boom has been electronics manufacturing, primarily semiconductors.  Firms such as IBM, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Motorola all have large semiconductor […]

Introduction Washington, D.C., is in some ways the latecomer among the five cities studied when it comes to adapting to the Internet, but that does not mean that citizens and government officials have not been aggressive in pursuing Internet opportunities.  The city is actively trying to promote dot-com development downtown through networks of entrepreneurs who […]