Web Site Services
and More!
About Netizen Studios:
Netizen Studios is a small, privately held company. We believe
in synergy and the power of positive acts and thoughts. Our
experiences have been eclectic and varied. We have Macintosh,
Windows, Dos, Unix, and Linux experience and extensive conversion
capabilities. We believe in random acts of kindness, and
will consider in-kind donation of services to verified nonprofit
organizations.
News:
The new design came online on September 23, 2003, with a major
update in June 2007. We will continue to modify pages and add
new ones, and we may shift things around a bit as we flesh
out the new design. Thanks for stopping by!
What is a "netizen"?
nêt´- î - zên (wave audio - click to hear the pronunciation) A netizen is an internet citizen, a member of the international
web surfing community. The word comes from internet citizen.
Michael
Hauben is usually credited with originating the term.
Etymology Online
(http://www.etymonline.com) has 2 clues:
"
citizen - c.1314, from Anglo-Fr. citezein (spelling alt. by infl.
of denizen)..."
and:
"
denizen - 1419, from Anglo-Fr. deinzein, from deinz
"within, inside, from L.L." deintus, from de-
"from" + intus "within.""
So the word may actually have multiple sources. Probably the
most common meaning is citizen of the 'net, or internet. You
probably know someone like this, they spend hours online, often
drink amazing quantities of highly caffinated colored sodas,
sometimes they only come out to get something to eat or to phone
for pizza.... they may be programmers or other folks that can
focus tightly on one thing for as long as it takes to get the
job done.
Are you a netizen?
If you have any more questions, please contact us!
...more to come!