The Information Age is also called the Computer Age or the Digital Age, all of which are descriptive of components of the age to which the terms refer. It is the period of time during which people became able to transfer information quickly and freely as well as the ability to have access to knowledge instantly. The information age includes the advent of the personal computer in the 1970s through the growth and popularity of the internet.
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Five Myths About the Information Age
Busts five myths about what we now know as the Information Age, including the myth that books will become outdated and that all information is now available online. - Five Myths About the Information Age
http://chronicle.com/article/5-Myths-About-the-Information/127105/
Information Age: People, Information & Technology
Consists of photographs from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History which addresses the Information Age. This is an exhibition which shows interactively how information technology has changed over the past century and a half, beginning with the telegraph. - Information Age: People, Information & Technology
http://photo2.si.edu/infoage/infoage.html
The History of Computing Project
The History of Computing Project is a website that describes the history of modern computing. You can read articles about the major computing companies here including ATT and IBM. The site also has articles on the history of software including databases. - The History of Computing Project
http://www.thocp.net
Contains 16 true things about the information age, including that all ideas are seen as controversial and that anything which is in demand will be counterfeited. - Truths of the Information Age
http://www.virtualsalt.com/infotrue.htm