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The Internet and Its Impact on Society
The new technological revolution is upon us with the invention of the World Wide Web, also known as the Internet. This is a magnificent break through in technology for the society and would definitely be considered as a technological revolution. People nowadays are much more powerful with the creation of this widely popular phenomenon. We now can search the web for key information with out stepping a foot out the door, or one into a library. We can sit at home in our pajamas and purchase and trade stocks. We can see and talk to people thousands of miles away with out buying a single airline ticket. And we can have fun while doing all of this at the same time, all with the use of the World Wide Web. The Internet has affected the society, businesses and the economy in ways of research, communication, economics, and entertainment.
Research
Research has come a long way, from the 20th century to the present day. To find out an answer to a question people had to do hard research using large books like the encyclopedia and a dictionary. Though it may sound absurd that we are calling the dictionary a large book, people these days much rather find the definition on a computer than cycle through some pages. Society has become so used to the luxury of the Internet and the resources that it provides, that more and more people are beginning to open up their laptops instead of books. Information is beginning to virtually disappear from the printing press and is making a place for itself on the World Wide Web. Newspapers, articles, magazines, and books are soon to be “extinct” left behind in the dust. As more and more people beginning to buy technological gadgets like smartphones, tablets and laptops, they lose the need for hard copy material as they have all of that in the palm of their hand. Researching material has become as easy as a click to find information on a topic using these gadgets. I know for a fact that if I had an
The new technological revolution is upon us with the invention of the World Wide Web, also known as the Internet. This is a magnificent break through in technology for the society and would definitely be considered as a technological revolution. People nowadays are much more powerful with the creation of this widely popular phenomenon. We now can search the web for key information with out stepping a foot out the door, or one into a library. We can sit at home in our pajamas and purchase and trade stocks. We can see and talk to people thousands of miles away with out buying a single airline ticket. And we can have fun while doing all of this at the same time, all with the use of the World Wide Web. The Internet has affected the society, businesses and the economy in ways of research, communication, economics, and entertainment.
Research
Research has come a long way, from the 20th century to the present day. To find out an answer to a question people had to do hard research using large books like the encyclopedia and a dictionary. Though it may sound absurd that we are calling the dictionary a large book, people these days much rather find the definition on a computer than cycle through some pages. Society has become so used to the luxury of the Internet and the resources that it provides, that more and more people are beginning to open up their laptops instead of books. Information is beginning to virtually disappear from the printing press and is making a place for itself on the World Wide Web. Newspapers, articles, magazines, and books are soon to be “extinct” left behind in the dust. As more and more people beginning to buy technological gadgets like smartphones, tablets and laptops, they lose the need for hard copy material as they have all of that in the palm of their hand. Researching material has become as easy as a click to find information on a topic using these gadgets. I know for a fact that if I had an