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As for the employees, the payment in stock options revives, somewhat ironically, the old anarchist ideology of self-management of the company, as they are co-owners, co-producers, and co-managers of the firm.

— Manuel Castells The Internet Galaxy - Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society (2001)

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The Internet is, above all else, a cultural creation.

The Internet Galaxy - Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society (2001)

The Internet is a communication medium that allows for the first time, the communication of many to many, in chosen time, on a global scale.

The Internet Galaxy - Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society (2001)

Cultures are not made from free-floating values. They are rooted in institutions and organizations.

The Internet Galaxy - Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society (2001)

"the Internet is the technological basis for the organizational form of the Information Age: the network."

The Internet Galaxy - Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society (2001)

The Internet is no longer a free realm, but neither has it fulfilled the Orwellian prophecy. It is a contested terrain, where the new, fundamental battle for freedom in the Information Age is being fought.

The Internet Galaxy - Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society (2001)

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