With the advent of the Internet, the decrease of the costs of telecommunications, and the possibility of near-instantaneous document transfer, the barriers to the trade of intellectual work product, which is, essentially, any kind of work that can be performed on a computer (such as computer programming) or that makes use of college education, have been greatly reduced.
The advent of the Internet, coupled with declining telecommunications costs and expedited document sharing, has substantially reduced the obstacles hindering the exchange of intellectual work products – encompassing all computer-based endeavors and those requiring higher education. This has led to increased accessibility for these types of work.