Businesses and individuals throughout the world are discovering and exploring the Internet. People who have never met each other, and probably never will, are socializing, communicating and exchanging information through Bulletin Boards and Chat Rooms on the Net and on-line services. Some businesses are using the Internet to try to improve distribution channels and avoid competition for shelf space in retail locations. Still others are using the Net as an informational and communication tool for mass advertising, marketing and improving customer relations. Since the Internet is worldwide,…