cable, cable companies, 7–8, 13, 42, 46, 326

capacity. See network capacity

capital (resources), 30, 270, 345

capitalism, 6, 248, 273, 288–289, 303, 318, 353, 358, 362

carriers. See Internet carriers

cars, 79, 99, 101, 117, 212, 228, 328, 360

cartoon (Mohammed), 241, 262

Caucasus, 23

CD (compact disc), 200

cellular phone (mobile phone), 7, 13, 18, 30, 34, 36, 41, 87, 105–106, 113, 127, 159, 208, 211, 226, 230, 287, 304–305, 315, 330

censorship, 26, 40, 64, 137–138, 143, 247, 355

Center for Information and Technology Research, 376

Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, 88

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 342

challenges posed by technology, xvii, xxvi, xxix, 19, 23, 29, 39, 46–47, 57, 80, 83, 167, 175, 196, 204, 206, 212, 298, 321, 331, 338, 347, 362

chat (chat rooms), 60, 156, 190, 197–198, 200, 219, 226, 228, 233, 235, 341

Chenglish (Chinese English), 62

child and childrenSee also kids; juvenile; teens (teenagers); youth, xxxii, 13, 56, 93, 113, 169, 187, 196–198, 216, 222, 225, 230, 234, 331.

China, 11, 13–14, 19, 22, 31, 44, 53, 59, 70–71, 74, 136–138, 162, 178, 238, 241, 245, 247, 251, 261, 263, 272, 275, 279, 285, 291, 325, 328, 342, 355

Chinese government, authorities, 137, 143, 278, 282

Chinese language, xxxi, 51–56, 58–59, 61–63, 65, 69–74, 257

Chinese people, 14, 67, 183, 278, 298

chips and microchips, xxxii, 80, 136, 173, 224, 322

ChoicePoint, 92, 114

Christianity, 4

church, 219, 259, 368

CIA. See Central Intelligence Agency

city-states, 237–238, 246, 258, 262, 265–266, 273–274, 280, 292

civil liberties, 101, 111, 115, 128–129, 320

classroom, xi, 106

code (computer code), 79–80, 91, 94, 136, 288

cognition, 201–202, 222

collaboration, xxvi, xxxiii, 1, 10, 209, 214, 232, 245–246, 249–250, 256–259, 261, 263–266, 277, 280, 283, 287, 316, 327

collaborative endeavors, 87, 164, 201, 204, 245, 270, 345, 351, 356, 375

commerceSee also e-commerce, 45, 183, 203, 266, 337, 341, 345, 347, 350, 352, 359, 369, 371.

community (communities), xxxii, 8, 20, 24, 31, 33, 35, 42, 52–53