An Internet cafe or cybercafe is a place where one can use a computer with Internet access for a fee, usually per hour or minute; sometimes one can have unmetered access with a pass for a day or month, etc. It may or may not serve as a regular cafe as well, with food and drinks being served. In South Korea they are called PC bang. A similar concept, the LAN Gaming Center is a variation.
The concept and name, Cybercafe, was invented at the beginning of 1994 by Ivan Pope. Commissioned to develop an internet event for an arts weekend at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, Pope wrote a proposal outlining the concept of a cafe with internet access from the tables. The event was run over the weekend of March 12-13 1994 during the 'Towards the Aesthetics of the Future' event.
In June 1994, The Binary Cafe, Canada's first Internet cafe, opened in Toronto, Ontario. During the 5th International Symposium on Electronic Art, ISEA, in August 1994, an establishment called CompuCafe operated in Helsinki, Finland, featuring both internet access and a robotic beer seller.
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Africa's Booming Cybercafes Buzz in No-frills Milieu - An article by Hiawatha Bray at the Boston Globe about internet communications opportunities in Africa.
Cybercafes Lure Travelers - Article by Carolyn Said of the San Francisco Chronicle.
EasyInternetcafé - Worldwide internet cafe chain, with a map to locations in Europe and United States.
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Global Connections - Tips for travelers who need to stay linked to the Net by Becky Waring at the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Age: China Shut 8600 Internet Cafes in 3 Months - Chinese authorities say they have shut down more than 8600 unlicensed internet cafes in the last three months in their latest campaign to bring the communication channel under tighter political control.
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The Cybercafe Search Engine - Searchable database of listings worldwide. Also includes an alt.cybercafes FAQ, an actual cybercafe business plan, and links for public kiosk providers.
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