Questions:

1) What was the internet of the Enlightenment era according to the text?

2) What was a coffee house in the eighteenth century?
3) What is a weblog? What is a blog?
4) Why were coffee-houses in the eighteenth century nicknamed "penny universities"?
5) Comment: "Information, both in the 17th century and today wants to be free and coffee drinking customers, it seems, expect it to be."
6) Compare activities in coffee-houses and Wifi hotspots: could you add elements of comparison? Do you agree with the parallel?
7) Try to find out websites dedicated to coffee-houses in the eighteenth century.
8) What were the different types of coffee-houses in London?
9) What was the role of coffee-houses in London and/or Paris in the eighteenth century?
10) Have you seen the illustration chosen by The Economist on the title page of the article before? Would you be able to find it on the internet? How do you look for images on the web?