...The Effects of the Internet In this fast-paced world, we rely on the internet very often because of the convenience it brings to us. Through internet, we can access information anytime and anywhere. With the invention of the Internet, it has changed the world in both good and bad ways. Many advantages have come from the invention of the Internet such as socializing, gathering information or purchasing items online. Social networks has enable people to make friends without attending social gatherings. People who wish to stay at home to do their works or look up the newest updates can easily find many useful information without going to libraries. Last, people who do not like shopping from store to store, can simply find what they need online and with one click their products will be shipped to them. Internet has saved us a lot of time and trouble; we do not have to leave the house yet we can still finish what needs to be done. However, not everything that has resulted from the Internet has been positive, some negative things have also come along with it. While internet has helped us in many ways, there are still some disadvantages. First is the security problem; culprits can invade our personal information that we left on the internet. Second, we might encounter with inappropriate contents like pornography which can be harmful for teenagers and unreliable information which can lead to lots of confusion. Another negative effect is that we engage less in activities...
Words: 330 - Pages: 2
...The Effects of the Internet There is a big impact of technique on our daily life. Especially the Internet that almost everybody deals with it. The Internet can be considering the most important development in the world. Since the Internet entered has our life, we have enormous changes in our style of living. The Internet has changed the world in both positive and negative ways. Most of these changes are making the life much easier. These days, living without Internet is so hard. People are using the Internet for a lot of work. However, you have easily and cheapest accessibly also you can connect with everyone in the world another benefit of using the Internet is for online shopping. Using the Internet assists us with many advantages. Using the Internet to get the information is the easiest and the cheapest way in the universe. The Internet is a source of any huge information, and there is a lot of data available on the Internet; it's much easy to access to them. You just can put a word, and you get a lot of details about it. For instance, Google and yahoo are the search engines that provide us with different form of information and topics that we need. Also the Internet always supports and provides you with newest and update information. Almost every day, people research in online for any type of medical issues; however, the Internet has web sites, which become available for everyone to gets any information about any types of illness. Students also use the Internet to do their...
Words: 643 - Pages: 3
...“The Internet is the world's largest library. It's just that all the books are on the floor”. This is a personal reflection on the impact of Internet technologies on higher education around the world over the last 13 years. It chronicles my observations of differences between perceptions and realities, of enthusiasm and disappointment, and the changes that have taken place in learning, teaching, and the structure of higher education during this period. Based on the work of others, this reflection also includes a prediction of the near term introduction of new instructional technologies and draws implications for higher education from these predictions and this history. The Context of Learning, always takes place in both a general context (language, country, geographical location) and a context created specifically for the learning process (classroom, technological infrastructure, course design). When learning materials cross national, language, and cultural borders, the issue of context becomes even clearer. Now, there is the increasing realization that materials produced in one country (or even hemisphere) must undergo extensive “localization” (and/or translation) in order to be useful. Perhaps no other influence has so affected the face of higher education than the World Wide Web. Nearly every aspect of learning that was once thought to be set in concrete, no longer is. The typical student no longer has to be white, between the ages 18-22, and want to be a doctor. Thanks...
Words: 573 - Pages: 3
...Facebook first went online for social networking in February 2004, from a college dormitory at Harvard. It was initially restricted to Harvard students until expanding first to area colleges, then all colleges, and eventually the world. Facebook currently has expanded to over 500 million users, surpassing MySpace in registered users and web traffic. Myspace allows its users to customize their own profile page and provide status updates similar to Facebook. It provides its users with the option of adding music and multimedia to a user’s profile page, which is a feature Facebook does not allow. Myspace is essentially a single webpage devoted to the user which can be used to communicate with friends. Both sides allow a user to post comments to friends. Perhaps the reason Facebook became more successful was due to its simplicity of operation and greater continuity throughout user profiles. The idea of Twitter takes the concept of Facebook and simplifies it further. What sets Twitter apart from both Facebook and Myspace is that it only allows users to post up to 120 character comments. This equates to faster, easier message reading. Users can read four tweets in the time it would take to read one Facebook comment. ATwitter even has a simpler profile page which shows the users tweets in large font on the left of the page, while displaying followers on the right. Traditional Facebook or Myspace profiles display what can be an intimidating amount of information. This “ease of...
Words: 256 - Pages: 2
...The Electronic Age 1. How has the Internet transformed the information gathering and dissemination? Answer: Internet has became a worldwide trend all over the world. Internet enabled the easiest and quickest access to millions of informations that history had recorded. Just few clicks, you can have every small detail of the questions in your mind. It made the world a global village. 2. Are there more advantages or disadvantages in using the internet? Justify your answer. Answer: Yes, internet has advantages and disadvantages. Some advantages are: (1)Internet made the world a global village. Anyone can access everyone around the world in the shortest period of time. (2)Anyone can access millions of information available. Students assignments can be easily answered through the use of internet. (3)Source of entertainment and socialization. Internet has a been part of the media, like the spreading of videos and songs. All people can now access a person living on different part of the world. (4)E-commerce and online services. Transactions and deals can now happen in a personal computer or cellphones. Everyone can buy items online, just sit in front of a computer and you never have to leave the house. The disadvantages of internet are the following: (1)Theft of personal information. Your personal informations are in danger like your name, phone number, and credit card number and use these informations for fraud,scam or any illegal transactions. (2)Virus threat. Virus...
Words: 457 - Pages: 2
...Positive Effects of Internet for Students As you probably know, internet is such a knife which has two different sides (positive and negative effects). You might often see and listen to news both offline and online that tell you that there are many negative effects of internet especially for students who often utilize internet to play online games or browse either negative pictures or videos. Despite having negative effects, actually internet also brings positive effects for students, such as: Improve students’ motivation in studying. Students possibly will feel bored if they only study from textbook day by day. That’s why internet can be good alternative media to improve students’ motivation in studying. By using internet as a learning media, students can see relevant pictures or animations which are related to lesson. Based on some reliable researches, students’ motivation in studying can increase fast if teachers or lecturers use pictures or animations in explaining lesson. Besides, students can understand lesson rapidly. Get both updated and out-of-date information fast. By using internet to support teaching and learning process, students don’t need to look for pages of books which are related to lesson anymore. They can access search engines like Google, Yahoo!, and Bing, type relevant keyword, and then get relevant information that they need fast. Can you imagine how busy you are when you should look for information in some text books at library? This surely will waste...
Words: 421 - Pages: 2
...notes that Internet addiction is not yet formally identified as a psychological disorder. The concept of Internet addiction has gained popularity due to prevailing evidence that shows compulsive use can have a detrimental effect on the lifestyle and health of the individuals who are connected to it. Signs of Addiction People who have Internet addiction tend to have mixed feelings of both joy and guilt while on the computer. They generally lose track of time and neglect responsibilities. They uncontrollably use the computer to relieve stress, cheer up or for sexual gratification. They feel anxious or irritable when away from the computer and are more likely to alienate themselves from family and friends, generally preferring to make their social connections with strangers online. Social Effect Internet addiction can be a significant threat to one's health and social well-being in that it enforces antisocial behavior. The addiction can lead to the inability to communicate in the real world by depriving the addict of the daily practices involved with interpersonal communication. The act of using facial expressions or certain gestures to relay intended emotion or emphasize meaning decline as the addict substitutes keystrokes resembling smiley faces, or avatars. Socially, subjects become more inclined to develop personality disorders in which they identify more with their Internet representation than their real-life persona. Ultimately, an addiction to the Internet can cripple...
Words: 398 - Pages: 2
...According to the latest research by the American Psychological Association (APA), spending a lot of time on the Internet can have both negative and positive effects on the users. The effects of Internet to the users are helping the users to get information, breaking the bound between people and social isolation. Firstly, internet can help users to get information. This is because Internet is a treasure trove loaded with information which offers knowledge on any given topic. Search engines make information accessible on various subject matters such as, government law and services, market information, new innovations and technical support and even dispense advice on love and relationships matters. Therefore, Internet can provide us with almost everything you could ever need to know right at your fingertips. Secondly, Internet will break the bound between people. Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter can help us to interact with people all around the world. Social networking has also evolved as a great medium to connect with like-minded individuals and become a part of interesting groups and communities besides family and friends. Thus, Internet is the bond between us and the world as well as our beloved. Last but not least, Internet can also cause social isolation. This is because Internet will create rifts between the real and virtual world which are so alluring that seems daunting going back to real life once hooked. There is an addiction for everything...
Words: 299 - Pages: 2
...analyze the impacts of excessive use of internet, both positive and negative, on youth. Although the literature covers a wide range of impacts, this review will focus on ten major researches. These researches include Use of internet and its effects on our society: This paper emphasizes on the effects of Information Technology on citizens, adults and teens in perspective of their relations, entertainment, education, socialization and the problems that internet and technology can bring in our society. Technology can have both positive and negative effects on people of different walks of life at different times. The need is to understand the true impact of IT so that ever body gathers benefits that yield a healthy...
Words: 1075 - Pages: 5
...Negative effects of the Internet Julia Tucker Today’s teenagers use technology more than ever. Most of them have Internet access, which they use to send and receive email, instant messages, live chat, and more. Rarely do they stop to think about how harmful the Internet can be, such as exposure to pornography, identity theft, or cyber-bullying. Not only are they exposed to certain things but also the Internet affects a teenager’s social life, mental health and physical health. Over usage of the Internet can quickly lead to internet addiction, which will ultimately give them less time for them to study, do homework, read, exercise, or participate in any co curriculum activities. As a result, internet addiction directly affected their day to day’s lifestyle and characteristic whom some are suppose to be inside the classroom yet they are wasting time surfing the Internet, watching pornography, or playing online games in the cyber world. Today, due to popularity of social networking sites, teenagers are encouraged to post their profile on them because they want to be accepted by their peers. With putting up their profile, it helps them to meet and make friends with strangers. In turn, the stranger may be a predator who expose the teen to child pornography and encourage the teens to exchange pornography. In some cases the predator wants to go as far as to meet up with the teen. All this heavy use of Internet by teenagers can greatly affect their mental health. Some...
Words: 535 - Pages: 3
...CHAPTER I The Problem and its Settings Introduction The term ecotourism was unknown in the English language as recently as the mid-1980’s. Yet, by the beginning of the 21st century, this form of recreational activity, which essentially involves the observation an appreciation of wildlife and other aspects of the natural environment while minimizing the related ecological or sociocultural costs, had emerged as a major component of global tourism and an important focus for academics in the field of tourism studies. Many stakeholders, however, while enthusiastically embracing the concept of ecotourism as defined above, still do not really understand what it means: what activities qualify, who participates, where it occurs, what impact is acceptable, or how it can be optimally managed. A balanced and comprehensive exposure to the growing knowledge base of ecotourism that will assist their ability to place in context, critically evaluate and effectively manage the sector. (Weaver, D. Ecotourism, 2nd edition: ESP Printers, Inc. 2008). Just as tourism has grown and changed, ecotourism also has gone through a kind of metamorphosis. In its early days, ecotourism was seen more as a type of travel and a specific market niche. Today, it is increasingly viewed as a travel concept or philosophy, based upon a set of principles that can, and should, be applied across the widest possible spectrum of the global tourism industry in an effort to make tourism truly sustainable and a positive...
Words: 2219 - Pages: 9
...CHAPTER I The Problem and its Settings Introduction The term ecotourism was unknown in the English language as recently as the mid-1980’s. Yet, by the beginning of the 21st century, this form of recreational activity, which essentially involves the observation an appreciation of wildlife and other aspects of the natural environment while minimizing the related ecological or sociocultural costs, had emerged as a major component of global tourism and an important focus for academics in the field of tourism studies. Many stakeholders, however, while enthusiastically embracing the concept of ecotourism as defined above, still do not really understand what it means: what activities qualify, who participates, where it occurs, what impact is acceptable, or how it can be optimally managed. A balanced and comprehensive exposure to the growing knowledge base of ecotourism that will assist their ability to place in context, critically evaluate and effectively manage the sector. (Weaver, D. Ecotourism, 2nd edition: ESP Printers, Inc. 2008). Just as tourism has grown and changed, ecotourism also has gone through a kind of metamorphosis. In its early days, ecotourism was seen more as a type of travel and a specific market niche. Today, it is increasingly viewed as a travel concept or philosophy, based upon a set of principles that can, and should, be applied across the widest possible spectrum of the global tourism industry in an effort to make tourism truly sustainable and a positive...
Words: 2219 - Pages: 9
...The academic effects of internet usage of MFI 2nd year IT students. Chapter1 Introduction Background of the studies The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to serve several billion users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks, of local to global scope, that are linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries an extensive range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents of the World Wide Web (WWW), the infrastructure to support email, and peer-to-peer networks. Most traditional communications media including telephone, music, film, and television are being reshaped or redefined by the Internet, giving birth to new services such as voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). Newspaper, book and other print publishing are adapting to website technology, or are reshaped into blogging and web feeds. The Internet has enabled and accelerated new forms of human interactions through instant messaging, Internet forums, and has social networking. Online shopping boomed both for major retail outlets and small artisans and traders. Business-to-business and financial services on the Internet affect supply chains across entire industries. The origins of the Internet reach back to research...
Words: 1628 - Pages: 7
...THE IMPACT OF INTERNET USE ON CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS By Miss Kaleyvani Geeseeny Sawmy Clinical Psychologist Children’s motives Few studies have been conducted – that can explain people’s motives for using internet. Research suggest that children use media for entertainment and relaxation purposes (to relieve boredom, to play games, or for social interaction) however little is known about what really motivate children to use Internet. Adolescents’ motives Use the Internet more for social interaction Social identity, peer interactions, and relationships become increasingly important - thus, it is likely that they become more interested in the Internet for communication purposes, such as e-mail or chat As they mature, they begin to use the Internet more for Gender Differences Boys Girls Entertainment More interested in playing video and computer games The Internet provides many opportunities to play online games To seek information, for example, for their homework ( as girls are more compliant so they will listen to parents and teachers) Social interaction ( since girls used to chat and keep in touch with friends) NEGATIVE BEHAVIOURS Exposure to Violence Addiction Social Relations Pornography Eating disorders Exposure to Violence With the growing use of the internet by children, there is an increase in online games. These games are very violent and expose children to explicit content and violent...
Words: 1797 - Pages: 8
...The Effect of the Internet on Tourism Alfredo Ortiz # 3725031 Florida International University CMBA Krishnan Dandapani FIN 6644 Global Financial Markets Table of Content Introduction…………………………………………3 Impact of the Internet……………………………….3 Financial Impact…………………………………….6 Negative Effects of the Internet…………………….9 Conclusion…………………………………………10 References………………………………………….11 Introduction The development of the Internet has dramatically changed the world. One of the industries that have been directly affected by the Internet is the Tourism industry. The effects of Globalization have revolutionized tourism by encouraging people to travel from one place to another. The Internet has been pivotal in this revolution by increasing the access to information and greatly improving communication in the world. The Internet has affected tourism both positively and negatively. While it has increased access to information about tourism and provided a medium marketing tool, it has also been blamed for discouraging traveling since people can access everything at a push of the button. Regardless, the Internet has been one of the most important factors that have increased tourism activities in the world. (1) It has made moving from one point to another easier, safer, and faster. Impact of the Internet For a long time, travel had been considered quite risky due to the fact that people had limited knowledge...
Words: 2120 - Pages: 9
