Perhaps most of the science fiction I read is from the days before the Internet became part of everyday life, but I haven't seen many (or any) examples of how the Internet might be regarded by space-faring cultures. Perhaps because it would be impossible for two distant planets to share a "net" without some sort of ansible-like technology? I found this article explaning how a "cache" of webpages could be broadcasted from planet to planet, in this case Earth and Mars, but that wouldn't be practical in interstellar distances unless information could be moved faster than light (like with an ansible).
Of course, there might be dramatic potential in giving each planet its own seperate "sphere" of data, or access to online techologies. Maybe GoogleEarth is excellent, while Mars only has access to a cheap knockoff satellite map on its internet?
Of course, there might be dramatic potential in giving each planet its own seperate "sphere" of data, or access to online techologies. Maybe GoogleEarth is excellent, while Mars only has access to a cheap knockoff satellite map on its internet?