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Since internet art is relatively new, it is amazing at how much it has expanded in the past decade.  Internet art has grown so much that it is possible to access virtually anyones art and for anyone to view your own.  Because communication is a major feature of the internet, it is interesting to read about hypertext and the origins and applications of it.  hypertext works by generally linking different pages together through words creating a sense of communication and internet surfing at the same time.  It has become a sense of narrative and is almost parallels communication through art.  Hypertext connects you with other parts of a narrative, while the internet connects you with other works of art.

Unlike television, "the net [is] high decentralized, making many forms of interaction and intervention possible.  I think communication is the essence of communication art , which makes it convenient and also more complex.  Project, such as Bindigirl and BRANDON, allow for a sensitive message to be broadcast through the internet, that in many ways is more effective in getting the point across about sexual identity than the movie Boys Don't Cry did.  The internet allows an unlimited number of people to see and experience it, while the movie does not have that capability.