Internet

= The Internet =

Formally known as "a global system of interconnected computer networks that serves several billion users worldwide"(Wikipedia) would be the internet. Since the new millennium, using the Internet has had a huge impact on life. It’s completely changed the way people do things today as opposed to twenty years ago, be it @social media, [|iTunes], @smartphones, @search engines or @online purchasing; the internet has paved the way for countless innovations. Today the internet is widely seen as something that is impossible to live without. As opposed to 10 years ago kids would be timelessly searching encyclopedias for something we have 3 clicks away. According to James Fallows of theatlantic.com, the internet is the 9th greatest breakthrough since the wheel. The way we interact in the world has been drastically modified; purchasing goods sits in the palm of our hands as opposed to driving to the department store. Communication is no longer as interactive, we text our girlfriend instead of taking her out. The Internet has its positives and its negatives. People are surfing the web for countless hours day in and day out. “ How much time do you spend online each week? If you're an average Net user, a new poll shows, it's around 13 hours--excluding e-mail”(CNET). This would be a negative, we don’t get out and interact anymore, it’s all via the Internet. Social Media is how we share our thoughts, it’s a rarity to talk to others about our problems; Twitter is our diary. In the past ten years the Internet has reshaped the world; the Middle East went into revolt country by country because of the social media posts to Facebook of protests, its how they communicated to each other. The Internet has proven itself to be a transformation of today’s world by being probably the biggest breakthrough ever. media type="youtube" key="qkM6RJf15cg" width="560" height="315"

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