CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the study The Internet was initially developed by the U.S Defense Department and was at one time only popular within the research community. Its ability to share information across organizations and to interact with the people at low cost has gradually enticed other sectors to explore its use. Today‚ the Internet has an impact on every side of our life including business operation‚ education‚ communication‚ entertainment‚ social activity‚ shopping‚ and so
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Does the Internet Today Brings Good or Harm? The Internet is a network connecting computers across the world. “It has its origins in military and academic projects dating back to the 1960s‚ but began to be more widely available from the end of the 1980s. The creation of the World Wide Web (1989) and web browsers (early 1990s) gave ordinary people easy ways of getting around the Internet.” Over the past fifteen years‚ millions of different websites have been set up‚ giving people the chance to shop
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Internet of Things Over the last decade Internet has made significant impact in our economies and societies by bringing in remarkable communication and networking infrastructure. The world-wide web has been a major driver of global information and media sharing. From Desktop networking Internet is continuing to become more pervasive‚ with the advent of low cost wireless broadband connectivity‚ by connecting to new embedded devices and handhelds. In continuation with this trend‚ it is poised to
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People can get lots of things done through the Internet‚ chatting with friends through MSN‚ shopping on Amarzon.com‚ settling the credit card bill‚ making new friends through the Facebook‚ reading newspaper on appledaily.com‚ etc. Besides‚ when we want to search for information‚ we can simply “Google” it‚ and we get what we want. It is no doubt that the Internet has greatly sped up the flow of information. In Hong Kong‚ the popularization of the Internet leads to the formation of different forums‚
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The Media and Internet John Wayne Quackenbush HUM/186 July 24‚ 2012 Felix Jones The Media and Internet The media provides the public with the news and keeps them informed in day to day situations and happenings. The media has many roles when it comes to delivering news to the public. It has to meet timelines and get the news out to the public as soon as they get the facts. News media has many social responsibilities when delivering new to the general populace. There are some ethical
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HOW USEFUL IS THEORY IN EXPLAINING THE GROWTH OF INTERNET RETAILING? Internet Retailing is the most groundbreaking and challenging innovation for the retail industry since the last two decades. It offers a new kind of distribution channel and incomparable options of collecting customer data and analysing buying patterns. Since it readiness for the market‚ online retailing has seen remarkable growth rates and begins to gain a significant share of total retail sales which results in a fundamental
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Internet Credibility For a person who does not do research on the internet‚ credibility may not mean a whole lot. Due to ease of access to the internet‚ a lot of people use this source to retrieve information. But‚ when the internet is used for this purpose‚ it is important to follow certain guidelines. The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they read something from the internet is‚ "Is this true?" One must learn to make up one’s mind by asking exploratory questions about the
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uses internet‚ but most of the people do not know its effect. This paper aims to show the effects of internet on its users’ lives. An analytic literature review is followed. Based on twelve sources‚ the paper describes the effect of internet on three major fields in life. First‚ in their article “Online communication and adolescent relationships”‚ Subrahmanyan and Greenfield stressed on the effect of internet on the communication between friends‚ strangers and family members. Second‚ Internet has
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Internet penetration in Malaysia has increased steadily in the past 10 years‚ either through computers or mobile phones. Internet penetration refers to the percent of the population using the internet. It clearly means the number of people in Malaysia that have been using the internet since the internet was introduced to Malaysia in 1995. From that point on the internet usage of Malaysians has increased rapidly since 1995. Internet penetration in Malaysia has been divided into two groups. That is
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Internet addiction Title: The problem of Internet addiction is clearly a serious problem and the group most susceptible to it are university students. Discuss Nowadays Internet takes up an important place in our society. Since its invention it has a big influence on our private and working life. Especially university students pass their spare time surfing the internet without knowing their limitations. Internet is a dangerous trap for young people. In this essay the focus will be on the factors
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