...Internet and Society Abstract A growing body of research shows that internet has a huge impact on the society. Based on secondary data available with us, we are expanding the design of impact of internet with reference to youth in India. The maximum usage of internet is done by Gen Y. They use internet for different purposes like Social Media, Email and chatting, Entertainment, E-Commerce and Internet Banking to some extent. We will be showing the fraction of the society using internet and also designing the impact of internet on the mindset of them. Both, positive as well as negative impacts will be drafted. We will be also showing the time spent by an average person on the internet. Introduction Internet The internet is an international system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard internet protocol suite to connect users worldwide. It is composed of a network of smaller networks, from personal computers to large university systems, all of which are linked by various wireless, electronic, and optical technologies. The term “Internet” is the shortened from of the term ‘internetwork’. Global Scenario & Indian Scenario The internet today connects more than 2 billion people worldwide. The internet has a tremendous impact on global economy which contributes around 3 percent of world GDP. The usage of an internet has been predominant in India over the past ten years. Internet penetration in the country may not have crossed 16% of its population...
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...Internet Society Kevin Stewart HIS/145 May 12, 2010 Jacqueline Griffin Internet Society The internet is the future and the future is here. The availability of the internet has changed the face of society and the way business is conducted. Internet access is available to anywhere to anyone who wants it. Politicians as well as anyone else in the public spotlight can no longer hide their actions, the internet broadcasts immediately anything developing in the political field and society. There is an infinite realm of information that can be accessed through the internet. The new wave of technology has to be financed somehow, so some of these companies seek out investors. Today the use if the internet plays a pivotal role in how we live our lives; through business transactions, social events, and political platforms. Internet usage has completely evolved the pace of life throughout society. Activities were once planned out by the use of telephone conversations or by making use of the postal system through the mailing of letters. Today, friends do not need to use the phone to contact one another; email has replaced the phone as the way to communicate. Long distance phone calls have also become almost obsolete by the email system which allows a person to contact anyone in the world by typing and pressing the send button. Chat rooms on the internet are a new form of technology where you can make friends, swap stories with someone you have never met, or form...
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...In today’s world, the internet has become a very important tool for many thing s in everyday life including education. The internet is a place of a vast wealth of knowledge and information, and is now an essential part of the research process in most students’ lives. However, there are both advantages and disadvantages to using the internet for educational purposes. Education these days has been the top priority for any family or individual person, and no doubt amongst the latest technologies to promote and maintain the education standards the internet comes first. Internet is not only an access to websites, these days there is knowledge and information on every aspect of the educational world over the internet. The resources provided on various web pages are indeed very informative and useful for professionals and students related to every field of work. The only pre-requisite is the research over the internet for a specific educational topic, and then this information just needs to be filtered to gain the basic knowledge of what you are looking for. Therefore, these are true internet resources which deal with every individual's educational needs. The main use of the internet in education is for research. Students of all ages use the internet to research topics for homework or assignments. It allows students to have easy access to information on a huge variety of topics whenever they need it. However, not all sources on the internet can be trusted. This may lead to students...
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...Introduction The Internet is the decisive technology of the Information Age, as the electrical engine was the vector of technological transformation of the Industrial Age. This global network of computer networks, largely based nowadays on platforms of wireless communication, provides ubiquitous capacity of multimodal, interactive communication in chosen time, transcending space. The Internet is not really a new technology: its ancestor, the Arpanet, was fist deployed in 1969 (Abbate 1999). But it was in the 1990s when it was privatized and released from the control of the U.S. Department of Commerce that it diffused around the world at extraordinary speed: in 1996 the first survey of Internet users counted about 40 million; in 2013 they are over 2.5 billion, with China accounting for the largest number of Internet users. Furthermore, for some time the spread of the Internet was limited by the difficulty to lay out land-based telecommunications infrastructure in the emerging countries. This has changed with the explosion of wireless communication in the early twenty-fist century. Indeed, in 1991, there were about 16 million subscribers of wireless devices in the world, in 2013 they are close to 7 billion (in a planet of 7.7 billion human beings). Counting on the family and village uses of mobile phones, and taking into consideration the limited use of these devices among children under five years of age, we can say that humankind is now almost entirely connected, albeit with...
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...The Internet: How has the internet impacted society? Rob Ash ENGL 393 Professor April Walters April 5th , 2016 ------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Summary of the Internet……………………………………………………………………………………………3 Are children smarter or more socialized because of internet?......................................3 Should the federal gov’t be allowed to regulate info on internet?................................5 How has the music industry been effected by the internet?.........................................6 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9 Works cited…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Summary The internet plays a huge part of our everyday lives. As far as giving a typical definition it’s kind of difficult to give the internet one meaning. Unlike any other technology, the internet can be whatever we can make it. We can shape it however we may choose and the best part is how affective it’s used to connect to people, communities and countries all over the world. In the early days when the internet was still considered new, most people just used the internet to search for information. Most traditional communications...
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...How Does the Internet Influence Society Nowadays? Richard Kariuki Brandeis University How Does the Internet Influence Society Nowadays? The internet is one of the most revolutionary technological innovations of all time. It has led to a radical shift in the way people lead their lives. Almost all aspects of people’s lives have been affected by the internet in one way or another. Today, most people can attest to the fact that their education, business and even social lives have felt the impact of this novel innovation (Thompson, 2009). Most businesses would report huge losses were the internet to fail for a few hours. The internet has affected society in many ways and it would be an exercise in futility to try and enumerate all of them. However, the ultimate aim is to explain some significant effects of the internet to modern society. No other sector has been affected by the internet more than the education industry (Takahashi & Narita, 2002). The invention of the internet was necessitated by the need to share information (Takahashi & Narita, 2002). The search for information and knowledge is now easier than ever. Students no longer need to go to a library and peruse through numerous pages of voluminous books in search of information. Thanks to online search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing, a student can access a lot of information from anywhere in the world with a few clicks of his or her mouse. Distance learning via online...
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...How has the Growth of the Internet Supported or Hindered Castells Concept of a Network Society? Castells concept of a network society is an interpretation of a ‘new society’, one which has developed from the earlier information society. Within this interpretation, Castells states how society has shifted from ‘vertically organized, rational and structured activities to networking forms of activity’. These networking forms of activity provide greater flexibility and adaptability as networks have the ability to organize resources and activities whilst reacting to the environment, transforming themselves rather than clashing with other structures (Castells, 1996). Castells concept explores the social, political, economic and cultural impact of network technologies and the implications of networking activities. According to Castells, the network society has evolved through a growth in networks, induced by new technologies including microelectronics, digitally processed information and communications technology. These technologies represent a new dimension in society providing a modern infrastructure supporting emerging networks. Whilst Castells explains a growth in social networks, he recognizes that they are not a new form of social organization but a ‘key feature in social morphology’. Therefore, rather than describing existing social networks, the network society highlights the impact of networks which manage information using modern electronic technologies. The...
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...Censorship of the Internet – a detriment or a necessity? Kelly Chan A research paper for Matthew Mansour in response to: Throughout the world there has been an increase in discussions regarding “Censorship of the Internet, explain how Censorship can work in some instances but in others it can be a detriment to society. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 What is Censorship? 3.1 Self Censorship 3.2 Censorship as Protection 1.0 Introduction The Internet has undoubtedly developed into the biggest source of global information and media since its modest inception in the late 1960’s. With the increasing ease of worldwide access due to cheaper methods of producing technology and education, bridging the digital divide. However, Government censorship and regulation of access to certain content available on the internet in various countries has raised issues about whether it is effective, regarding each country’s purpose in imposing censorship and whether it is detrimental to the growth in knowledge and progress of society. In this research paper, the role of Censorship in society and the inherent need for appropriate regulation of different levels of access to available information, based on morals and the responsibility we have to the younger generation to protect them from unsuitable content is discussed along with the technology we have to ensure this. The varying degrees of censorship between China and Australia will also...
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...HUM 186 Week 4 – The internet Ethicial and Legal issues Get Tutorial by Clicking on the link below or Copy Paste Link in Your Browser https://hwguiders.com/downloads/hum-186-week-4-internet-ethicial-legal-issues/ For More Courses and Exams use this form ( http://hwguiders.com/contact-us/ ) Feel Free to Search your Class through Our Product Categories or From Our Search Bar (http://hwguiders.com/ ) HUM 186 Week 4 The Internet: Ethical and Legal Issues The “Information Superhighway”, or Internet, is a powerful medium for today’s information driven society. From its humble beginnings as a series of networks established to help the military and government share resources, it has become a place for people to engage in commerce and also for people to interact socially in both business and personal faculties. Along with the excellent opportunities for meaningful communication in this new atmosphere, the Internet has evolved as an open, democratic cyber society marked by free speech and volunteerism. It is a community gathering place for people to share ideas, concerns, stories and opinions, and to give help and assistance to one another. (Mills-Scofield) There has also arisen a series of problems. Whenever any major development in society is conceived, such as when telephones were introduced, problems ensue. The Internet, because of its modern nature is not really well dealt with when it comes to existing ethical and moral issues...
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...article: https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/article/the-impact-of-the-internet-on-society-a-global-perspective/?fullscreen=true Alec Hoffman Communication Arts 250 Prof. Lopez, Section 309 September 22nd, 2015 Link to article: https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/article/the-impact-of-the-internet-on-society-a-global-perspective/?fullscreen=true Social Spaces: The Internet The idea that the Internet isn’t social is widely disputed by youths all around the world. In truth, the Internet combined with the multitude of social media sites allow for people from anywhere to connect through their personal interests and hobbies. The phrase, “The Internet is Anti-Social”, is incorrect because of the Internet serves as a habitat meant to connect people. In other words, our society has adopted the idea of being a “Network Society”. (Castells) Throughout this essay, I will explain with the help of Manuel Castells on how our society has moved on from being a physically social society to a social networking society. To begin my argument, I will first allow Castells to define the phrase “Network Society”, “Our society is a network society; that is, a society constructed around personal and organizational networks powered by digital networks and communicated by the Internet. And because networks are global and know no boundaries, the network society is a global network society.” (Castells) Castells is trying to explain that our society connects us with people all over the world, voluntarily or...
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...World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS, 2005) defined Internet governance as “The development and application by governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programs that shape the evolution and use of the Internet.” The definition clearly refers to the coordination among the Internet community, known as the Internet stakeholders. Internet stakeholders typically include those who provide Internet capabilities and those who use it. Bodies like ICANN, IANA and the RIRs carry out internet governance, in terms of technical standardization and allocation of resources. However, regulating human conduct, or setting global policies that...
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...Individuality and the Internet The internet has created a world where virtually every piece of information is available on a universally accessible platform. This international community gives rise to an atmosphere where trends and styles are immediately broadcast to the world. Ideals and habits are no longer confined to certain areas but spread throughout the world rapidly. In many ways, the internet has ushered in an international age that has created uniformity in the way people dress, think, and view the world. J.S Mill discusses the idea of individuality in his book On Liberty. Mill analyzes individuality and expresses the human need for some level of eccentricity. Mill stresses the fact that individuality is one of the fundamental components of human happiness. His main point is that individuality is imperative to social and individual evolution. The internet, in many ways, brings about new ideas and introduces the public to many points of knowledge. However in the same respect the internet often detracts from a person’s individuality and originality by imposing uniformity. In this paper I will argue that Mill’s idea of individuality and its benefits to society do not coexist well in the same world as the internet. John Stuart Mill writes that individuality should be asserted in matters, “which do not primarily concern others” (Mill, 54). The only way a person can truly cultivate his or her individuality and become a more complete human is to look within him or herself...
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...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...
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...Alexis Martinez Professor Brown ENWR 100-25 December 14, 2012 Internet Interfering With Our Individuality The internet is beneficial in many ways if it is used correctly but individuals. Some people believe that the internet has a positive impact on students by providing various sources of research. The internet can also bring some negative effects on students such as being dependent on the internet to complete homework assignments. Yes, the Web is a useful source to share ideas all over the world, yet it can threaten the notion of individuality in todays society. However, intellectually, the internet can harm our sense of unique thinking. Individuals need to form there own idea’s, we can not always depend on the internet to make decisions for us. As for students, dependency is a huge issue, having a simple writing assignment can trigger the thought of going to the internet and googling it. When a student does this there is also the risk of plagiarism, since the information is online for everyone to read there is always a temptation to steal the individuals words. This action creates a lack of ideas and individual knowledge within a person. An example of this is seen in the essay “How Computers Change the Way We Think by Sherry Turkle, the author explores how technology has negative and also positive impacts on a persons live. While the Massachusetts Institute of technology Turkle observes professors complain about the calculators students where using. The students...
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...change and discusses how they are related. Discuss the impact of the personal computer, cellular phones, and the internet on society. Using the three major sociological perspectives, describe the equilibrium model, the digital divide and cultural lag in relation to these technologies and social change. Include how technology has influenced social epidemiology, health and the environment. Explore a recent or emerging form of technology and discuss its potential benefits or consequences for society. Provide a conclusion that summarizes key points. Cite at least three academic, peer-reviewed sources and two popular magazines. Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines. Submit your assignment to the Assignments tab.Write an 1,050- to 1,400-word essay on technology and social change, covering the following: Provide an introduction that defines both technology and social change and discusses how they are related. Discuss the impact of the personal computer, cellular phones, and the internet on society. Using the three major sociological perspectives, describe the equilibrium model, the digital divide and cultural lag in relation to these technologies and social change. Include how technology has influenced social epidemiology, health and the environment. Explore a recent or emerging form of technology and discuss its potential benefits or consequences for society. Provide a conclusion that summarizes key points. Cite at least three academic, peer-reviewed sources and two...
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