Netizen

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The term netizen is a portmanteau of the English words internet and citizen,[1] as in a "citizen of the net" or "net citizen".[2][3][4] It describes a person[5] actively involved in online communities or the Internet in general.[6][7]

The term also commonly implies an interest and active engagement in improving the internet, making it an intellectual and a social resource,[5] or its surrounding political structures, especially in regard to open access, net neutrality and free speech.[8] The term was widely adopted in the mid-1990s as a way to describe those who inhabit the new geography of the internet.[9] Internet pioneer and author Michael F. Hauben is credited with coining and popularizing the term.[5][10][11][12][13]

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  2. ^ Seese, Michael (2009). Scrappy Information Security. Happy About. p. 130. ISBN 978-1600051326. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Hauben, Michael. "The Expanding Commonwealth of Learning: Printing and the Net". columbia.edu. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  4. ^ Hauben, Michael F. (November 24, 1995). "The Netizens and Community Networks - Presented at the Hypernetwork '95 Beppu Bay Conference". Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c DeLoach, Amelia (September 1996). "What Does it Mean to be a Netizen?". Archived from the original on January 11, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  6. ^ netizen Archived April 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Dictionary.com
  7. ^ The Net and Netizens by Michael Hauben Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Columbia University.
  8. ^ "What is netizen? definition". Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  9. ^ Thompson, Steven John (April 30, 2014). Global Issues and Ethical Considerations in Human Enhancement Technologies. IGI Global. p. 4. ISBN 978-1466660106. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  10. ^ Butler, Simon. "Michael F. Hauben". c250.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  11. ^ Hauben, Ronda. "Internet PIONEER Michael Hauben". edu-cyberpg.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  12. ^ Horvath, John (July 27, 2001). "Death of a Netizen". Heise Online. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  13. ^ Orlowski, Andrew (June 30, 2001). "Michael Hauben, Netizen mati, dies". The Register. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2015.