The internet is the most useful resource and has changed our world in many different ways today. The internet is easy to access and easy to use. Most people today own a computer and have access to the internet. Millions of people have the ability to access and share information you could ever want to know. The Internet can be a good or a bad aspect to people of all ages. The internet provides an enormous library of knowledge to children, students, and adults. Children, students and adults can research any topic at any given time. The internet makes learning more interesting that students and children play games and watch videos. Adults use the internet for information about world news, tips and many other things that cater to the interests of individuals. Many adults shop online instead of facing crowds at the mall or department stores. Online predators can prey on children who are willing to give away personal information. Children may also come across sites that are inappropriate. Adults can face problems that are caused by the internet such as gambling, pornography, laziness, and lack of real-life relationships. .
The Internet can be used for a number of things such as playing games, finding or sharing information, chatting to people, sending messages to family and friends and much more. The negative aspects of the internet are those malicious individuals who want to exploit the internet for their selfish motives. The development of the internet has both positive and negative effects to society. David Shenk (2000) feels that the internet has indeed disorganized peoples thought process and isolated them. Wendy Lesser (2000) tells how she has grown to love the internet and how it has allowed her to communicate with people. There are too many ways to get side tracked when on the internet. "Reading gives way to surfing, a meandering peripatetic journey through a maze of threads."(Shenk.
