In 2005 consumers could purchase virtually anything over the Internet. Books, compact discs and even stocks were available form World Wide Web Sites that seem to spring up almost daily.

2005年消费者几乎可以在互联网上购买任何东西。书籍，激光唱片甚至股票，这些几乎每天都会在国际互联网出现，可以进行购买。

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This marks a crucial development in the Internet's history: Far from being a place where geeks go to hang out with other geeks, the Internet is now as vital a part of the average college student's world as Spring Break.

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