History of the Internet

The Reality of Online Child Predation Nowadays, in this generation, we have grown more dependent of the internet to perform everyday tasks, Though the convenience can be an extraordinary thing, it can also be extremely dangerous. Children and teens have gotten their hands-on socializing online, and parents are doing one of two things. They are becoming more aware of what their children do online or backing off allowing their children to do whatever they desire while on the net. Parents need to…

Internet has been around for a while now but the number of user and the demand of it is at all-time high. Everything we do now a days somehow requires the use of the internet. For my internet log assignment, I choose to start it on Friday. Because we had to keep track of three consecutive days, I wanted to see how my internet use differentiate from weekdays to weekends. My initial thought was I would spent a lot more time on the internet on weekends than weekdays. However, after keeping track of…

thing like “the internet” would be invented. Without a doubt, the internet was one of the best intervention that has ever got invented. Not only that the internet has the life of more than most other creations; but it is also the fundamental part in every aspect of life especially in business, education and entertainment. In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr has brilliantly apply the used of the three rhetorical appeals to convince his reader that the internet is changing…

Introduction The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains is a 2010 book written by American journalist Nicholas Carr. In chapter 7 of the book, Carr focuses on the Internet’s effects on the brain’s plasticity and explains the influence of hypertext on the mind’s ability to process information and multitask. Background Carr first introduces his argument of the Internet’s effects on the brain in his 2008 article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Carr states that the brain can be rewired due…

(prophet.net).This shift was so successful it moved the use of the internet to Pottery Barn, and other retail outlets. The result was 500% increase in internet sales and a 1 billion dollar profit. They also used the web to launch PB Teen which focused on the gap in age between Pottery Barn and Pottery Barn Kids. Each website is interactive now but PB Teen was the…

Internet Governance According to WSIS, “A working definition of Internet governance is the development and application by governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programs that shape the evolution and use of the Internet (WSIS, 2005).” As Vint Cerf once said "There are some big issues coming. Remember governance is a very, very big word that includes law enforcement, human rights, and…

billion people using the internet a day (Internet Users). The internet has become very accessible in last couple of years. You can use for just about anything and find it on just about everything (phones, watches, laptops, etc.). Although the internet grants us with easy access to acknowledgeable resources, the internet also steers us away from focusing on our priorities. The internet is a powerful source of technology that can help us in many ways. One pro of the internet is that it helps us…

exploring the one he wanted to be not his life that was lonely.The internet use in people contributes to loneliness, isolation, and social withdraw due to the fact of less face-to-face time, more Internet use, and living alone. The Internet is a way to communicate. It is an amazing concept that you can send messages instantly to people across the world. If you do not know how to speak their language you can translate instantly. The Internet can also be used as entertainment. There is movies to…

Introduction Too much of a good thing can be bad. Internet usage is increasing rapidly with the vast information available. Through internet, information can be accessible by everyone all over the world. As a result, People spend too much time in front of computers, cellphones, tablets, laptops, and other devices. Internet can be used for education, online shopping, paying bills, and many more things. Consequently, people are becoming addicted to the internet, which can have a serious impact on…

highlights the points that the internet has certainly changed things for us by changing our perception of things of real life. For example people who want information in the twenty first century reject the effort of going to a library checking through books for knowledge, instead turning to sites like Wikipedia a site which is not known for facts but being written by anyone about anything. Episode 2 of Virtual Revolution explains that due to the nature of the internet and how many people…