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Who hasn’t heard about the internet The World-wide-web Niche - The global economy has been severely impacted. Millions of people have lost their jobs, many are losing their homes, and retirement portfolios are disappearing at an alarming rate. What happens in the World Wide Web? We often discuss the global financial tsunami, an economic crisis on a scale that rivals the Great Depression of the… ? Nobody, unless, of course, you’ve been living in a cave for the past decade! The internet is the pinnacle of the Information Age, which is the era we currently live in. It has completely revolutionized the way we communicate and how we live our lives.
But what exactly is the internet? In simple terms, it’s the interconnection of computers across the globe. It allows users of these computers to communicate in various ways: via email, video conferencing, accessing information through URLs, file sharing, and more.
To connect to the internet, you need a computer and a connection to an ISP (Internet Service Provider). ISPs typically offer both the connection and the means to access the internet.
The internet originated as a project of ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency of the US Department of Defense), which was commissioned by the Pentagon in 1960 to explore the potential of networking for military purposes. From there, the internet continuously evolved to benefit the entire population.
Initially, the internet could only operate at a low data transfer rate. Nowadays, ISPs offer speeds ranging from 56 kilobytes per second to 10 megabytes per second or even higher! This allows people to transfer more data, facilitating better communication.
The internet affects so much of our daily lives that it has become indispensable for many individuals and businesses.
Uses of the Internet:
- Email – Gone are the days when people had to wait weeks or months for postal mail! With the internet, emails are sent and delivered instantly. Emails have made the world a smaller place, allowing people separated by vast distances to correspond.
- Instant Messaging, Chat Rooms – Services such as AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, and Skype enable people to send messages instantly, similar to a telephone conversation, but using written messages. There are also “chat rooms” online provided by services designed for this purpose. These “rooms” allow multiple users to chat using written messages.
- Webpages – Webpages are like virtual homes on the internet. They enable people to post documents online that are easy to browse and navigate. Over time, webpages have gained more functionality. Today, you can download files, submit files and comments, and even do all your shopping online.
Webpages serve various purposes: some promote businesses, some are purely informational, and some generate revenue. The internet gave rise to what we now call e-commerce E-commerce, a cultural fact? - E-commerce, online marketing, shopping, globalization, innovation are all linked together. It is becoming a real huge cultural fact, to be studied, to be understood to comprehend our world and where this world is going to in the near future. E-commerce, a cultural fact? Global E-Commerce and Online Marketing: Watching the Evolution By Nikhilesh Dholakia is… , which involves shopping online. You can even use online payment methods such as PayPal, Paydot, and others.
- Streaming Services and File Sharing – The internet also facilitates file sharing. This allows you to share files with other users, regardless of the file size. Streaming services enable you to access content such as radio feeds or video feeds online.
A Brave New World
In the past, the internet was limited to large organizations. Now, residential internet has become more affordable. Today’s technology even enables mobile internet! You can surf the web from a mobile device like a smartphone, or you can surf from your computer in areas that offer Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity). The internet enables instant communication with the rest of the world. In the coming years, we can expect even more advancements.
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Thank you for providing information on the the development of the web. Certainly the web has undergone many changes since its infancy. Today, with the use of mobile devices we no long have to sit in front of a computer at home or work. Moreover, webpages have become more responsive as they adapt to the sizes of the different devices. It seems to me the future will involve much more voice and image searches.