The New York Times ( required) has an article summarizing a new study on the impact of the Internet on our As past studies have found， TV is the big loser， with Internet users watching about 17% less That's probably not bad The article goes on to say that the Internet is also causing us to sleep less (by 5 minutes) and that it reduces contact with family members by 5 minutes per The researchers acknowledged that they cannot answer the question of whether or not it strengthens or weakens social That's been a burning question since the rise of the Internet， and many tons of paper was wasted in the mid and late nineties to print handwringing articles about how the Internet would probably turn us all into introverted， pale-faced geeks sitting in our basements in the dark night after night， hanging out in seedy chat None of that ever happened， but this study is likely to produce an echo effect of those hysterical articles， using the data that contact with family members is The problem with these studies is I have yet to see one that really tries to find out the other side of the I may talk slightly less to my wife face to face， but we are emailing each other all day So if you really studied the entire social interaction， you'd probably find we communicate more now than we did ten years The article estimates that 75% of the country has Internet access Unfortunately， we still have some elected leaders in our communities that don't think any of this is important， because they are viewing it through the lens of their own (somewhat limited) experience， rather than trying to look at the community as a When 75% of your constituents are using the Internet， it's not a fad or a luxury for the well off--it's a necessity of daily In rural communities， the Internet has broken the chains of rural isolation and dramatically improved the quality of life in areas like Living in a rural area no longer means long drives (or doing without) to obtain needed items--a couple of clicks online and the products are delivered to your door， or even via broadband， if you don't live near a well-stocked music store， as just one 1995 was the year the Internet really took Ten years later， we've gone from a tiny number of people who had Internet access back then to 75% of the country--that's the fastest diffusion of a new technology We're on to something here， and I believe it's mostly for the We're more aware of world events， better informed on local， national， and internissues， have more control over our time， and have all kinds of new business and work opportunities available to Just one example: despite the sheer awfulness of the tsunami， we all know about it in a way that we never could have even five years ago， to say nothing of ten or twenty years Is the knowing a good thing? Well， charitable giving， propelled by hundreds and thousands of Web sites helping to organize aid， will likely break every fundraising record in the 。。。
For the past few days I have been thinking about all the ways in which internet has influenced our lives ， the ways in which it has made our lives better and more efficient It has greatly influenced our present lives There is no doubt about it Communication : It has done wonders to reduce the communication barrier between the world I can imagine the time ， around 7 years ago ， when I shifted to Lucknow from Jamshedpur ， I used to write letters to my friend then wait for more than 2 weeks to get a reply Today Sending emails is the fastest and most efficient way of communication No matter how far your friend or relative may be living ， it takes just seconds to send an email and the response is quite fast The instant messenger thing has made it a lot better Now you can even talk to your friends or relatives ， can even see them through a webcam when they are online It is good way of making friends also I myself have made a lot of friends all round the country on the net Information : Another good feature is the amount of information available on the net It is like an electronic library at your disposal ， just type in Google what your are looking for and …voila… You have the result You can get a lot of information on a single topic with the help of a single click Even virtual teaching and learning is also possible now What can be better than that Reservation ， banking : Now Internet can be also used for banking ， reservation purposes You can transfer money from your account ， view the balance report etc by just sitting at your home Even Railway and Airline reservation can be done with the help of a click Now no need to stand in queues and wait for your turn Just open the site ， click and book and your work is done Even shopping can be done by sitting at a desktop Even though it may be unsafe to use credit cards on the net ， but it is also one of the most popular feature of the net Business : Internet is also used for expanding your business by the help of a website Now you can target a large variety of consumers from around the world for your business if you have a properly maintained website Blogging is the trend of the new generation and with the help of your blog ， you can share your likes and dislikes with the world Misc : Now internet can also be used as a TV ， you can watch web cast of Live matches or even various events Videos ， music etc what ever you want it is all here Now you can even find your Life Partner on the net But in spite of this ， it has also got some bad effects also probably made a few of us suffer a sort of Syndrome is indeed a matter of concern， with symptoms of “distraction”， “withdrawal from surroundings” and “prevailing in a world of no where” But it also depends on us ， how we spend our time on the net
Internet Education Advantage And Disadvantage The advent of internet made the world very Anyone from anywhere can make business deals with people far from their place， without having to travel such a long Wherever the dear ones or friends are， they can always be closer to you giving you the regular This is all possible only through the I Thanks to the great advancement of technology， one can now feel the world a lot However this technology was not something that developed It developed through a slow process and reached this Initially internet was created to enable communication through a central The communications was limited to specific network Then the internet operations turned in connecting multiple Then came a number of private internet service This expanded the scope of internet Today people send emails， talk to others， send images， videos and also gather information through The use of internet is being increasing rapidly everyday and life seems to be difficult without This makes it necessary to have internet education in However there are disadvantages of it Here are a few advantages and disadvantages of internet Advantages:Internet is now one of the major means of communicating to different One can send an email to person anywhere in the world which reaches the person in just a few This quick delivery of mails has been extremely useful in expanding One can receive quicker response without wasting This increases the efficiency in Emails also help in communicating with different suppliers， buyers and sellers all around the Internet has also helped in maintaining personal relationships Chat rooms， video conferencing， etc help people communicate no matter where they are located The use of intranet in organizations has helped in quicker sharing of information， solving the queries Moreover getting used to internet doesn’t need any extra qualification or It is simple and easy to With internet， there is more access to the There are several search engines where one can search for the required Also， a number of websites provide information on various subjects and hence one can gain huge knowledge through There are various forums and blogs where different people can discuss about different This allows sharing of information and knowledge which is very important for the development of the Traditional means of gathering information requires visiting libraries， searching for books and going through those But internet has made all that very One can look out for any information and can collect vast information from different Many schools and colleges are adopting internet technology for communicating to They assign projects or work through internet and also track their progress Education is making use of advantages of technological Another major advantage of internet is in entertainment People now can sit at their homes， download a movie and watch It is no more necessary to go to cinema halls or theatres to watch a There are many websites from where one can download their favorite In the same way， even music can be legally There is no limit to entertainment over One can play online games with another player no matter where they One can also share photos， videos， files etc Internet is also a great means of connecting people with different background and Internet has also been a great place to find life partners Moving around the shops to shop for different items is a thing of One can now shop for varied things sitting at the There are various websites which sell products All that one needs to do is select the product and process the payments In fact by shopping online， one can choose from various options available from a wide range of Internet has also made the transfer of money One can transfer the money to any location in just a few seconds sitting at Some of the other advantages of internet are booking for reservations， getting tickets for movies， trains， flights There are also a number of websites which provide medical The advantages of internet can be termed as ‘limitless’Disadvantages:Internet has been a great source of Due to this it has also been a target to those who steal valuable Many times the information and work of the people is being stolen and presented as their Hence， information sharing on internet is not completely Internet， no doubt is a strong means of communication between people from different background and But people rarely do reveal their original Many times people enter websites， forums and chat rooms anonymously or with a wrong As long as this is just for the sake of having chats or gossips， it may be But sometimes people make others believe in them and then take disadvantage of this Internet has become an easier means of financial But this has given rise to internet Some people use their intelligence in developing harmful software like viruses， spyware or malware which transmit the sensitive information on the computer to certain These harmful programs get installed into the computer just at a click of the mouse and that too without your There are also phishing mails which come to your inbox in the name of a well known bank and ask for your personal These mails are not actually sent from the The information is later used to make financial The number of financial fraud cases through internet is increasing day by day and these are posing a risk to transactions through Spamming is another problem of Spam emails are unwanted emails regarding advertisements or marketing that are sent in Sometimes these emails contain viruses that may corrupt the While sometimes， the emails themselves are There are a number of websites which themselves send adware， malware， viruses and other harmful software to the These can slow the PC Sometimes these malicious software rob the important information on the There are also software which when get installed into the computer gives the whole control of the computer to some Internet is a great place for They create a learning curve and help children grow with But pornography is something that can cause a serious impact on a child’s There are several porn sites which are easily accessible and this makes it unsafe to leave children on the internet without adult Another major disadvantage to internet is Many people get addicted to internet so much that they find no time for their personal This can often cause serious problems in relationships and personal People are often getting adjusted to the virtual world of internet and spending time with virtual people on internet whom they have never Also， people are now finding ways of socializing through internet rather than socializing through real This attraction for virtual world has made people ignore their true relations and This overpowering of internet over lives of people can be quite
