The WWW has grown exponentially over the last decade and is now a huge community that covers every imaginable topic from the most popular to the most obscure.
A tool for modern day survival.
As mentioned above the Internet has become an immense sprawling collection of sites covering anything worth talking about (and many things not worth talking about!) It allows people to live their lives quicker and more efficiently. The classic example of this is the use of e-mail. E-mail allows people to send information in the form of text, pictures, music or even video instantly at the click of a button. It allows people to keep in touch no matter where they are in the world. Many developing countries do not have a postal structure as efficient as in Britain, with post often being slow, inefficient and highly unreliable. E-mail is more or less fail-safe and is free. An extension of e-mail is chatting. The Internet allows people to get together via computers and have a real time discussion or gossip. This is convenient because once again it is free and almost like you are talking to the person face to face. For instance when my girlfriend was travelling in South America we could chat quite easily for free and it was often easier to write than it was to talk. It was uneconomical to talk often by phone so chatting was a lifeline.
The original reason for the invention of the Internet was research and this is still a very popular use. Educational institutions throughout the world all use the Internet for research and knowledge sharing. For instance a lot of the research for this essays was conducted by using the Internet! The most obvious example of how the Internet can be used for educational purposes is our very own university website. The website can be used by students to find out about lecture courses, download past exam papers and even submit their work. Once again the main advantage of this is the time saving involved but it also allows the student to obtain any information that they may need without having to bother members of staff too much.
Chic. Not Geek., a statement in one of Apples many ads, that has a multicolored computer in the background. ... In the statement Chic. Not Geek., chic refers to a stylish, nice, new elegant item. Also, generally, a geek was referred to anyone who had interest in computers as it had a negative connotation. ...
One of my coworkers said that I am a true "Über Geek-. ... I had been hearing so much about this new thing called the Internet, a world-wide network of computers. ... So, I began reading everything I could get my hands on relating to the Internet and networking in general. ... But, when it comes to new toys, we geeks usually find a way. ... I don't know if I am the "Über Geek- or not, but my fascination with technology and my love of gadgets shows no sign of diminishing anytime soon. ...
The internet is the largest communication tool and distributor of information in the world. ... As stated by John Carr in the article Its Time to Tackle Cyber Porn, "the days are over when the internet was the private preserve of academics and computer geeks." ... As quoted in the book Civility without Censorship, "As the owner of the internet, the sole ability to resolve on how the information being accessed from the internet is controlled resides with the government." ... Furthermore, internet users should not have to worry if the internet is a safe place for their viewing. ... Another ke...
Internet Terminology and Linguistic Conventions In our globalized world today the internet gives us the greater opportunity to communicate to each other through e-mail and chat room. The groups of internet users and people who love to chat in online chat room have their own cyberspace language, which is now entering the linguistic mainstream. ... There are thousands of emoticons available on the internet with no standard definitions, and more are being created every day. Nowadays emoticons are not only limited only to techno-geeks, but even to everyday people who spend only a short time...
Courthouse Rock Who here has ever downloaded or seen someone else download music from the Internet before? ... Today I would like to talk to you about the pros and cons of downloading music from the Internet. Why do we download music from the Internet? ... Is sharing music over the Internet legal. ... Copyright hawks against public-domain geeks. ...
Heroin Chic The ideal of beauty presented by the media is an ever evolving set of criteria which becomes harder and harder to subscribe to because of the difficulty average Americans have looking like this ideal. ... The media's focus is on the human body - pushing for the thin "Heroin Chic" look. ... However, none of these advertising campaigns displays a healthy and average looking model because that would not be "Heroin Chic". ...
While a woman this size has a chance of meeting a "chubby chaser" on the internet, the chances of finding such a man in real life in her locale are slim to none. ... On the internet, you can generally click ignore and move on. ... The benefit of internet dating, when it comes to intimacy is that speaking is a requirement. ... Internet dating isn't what it used to be. ... Smart people looking for that special someone will consider the internet in their arsenal of introductions. ...
The Internet: A Link to the World Imagine talking about the latest elections with someone three thousand miles away without receiving a large phone bill; or sending a letter to a friend or relative and having it arrive one second later. How would it feel to know that any source of information is...
As the Internet grew quickly, changes were necessary. ... Education is becoming popular with the Internet. More than 51% of instructional rooms had Internet access in 1998, classes and seminars can be taken over the Internet. ... Tutoring over the Internet is also available (Reid 42). Business on the Internet is a growing technology. ...
