Miguel Medina UNV-104 Information and Communication Literacy 2/24/2013 Sarah Robertson Internet in the Workplace Using a PC at work to browse the web can have both positive and negative effects on the productivity of a company. There are many reasons for using the internet at a place of business‚ from giving the brain a break from the stressful everyday tasks that are required to perform at work and also for using the web as a way for communicating with business contacts and acquiring useful
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Internet Addiction A New Clinical Phenomenon and Its Consequences KIMBERLY S. YOUNG St. Bonaventure University Center for Online Addiction New research identifies online users who became hooked on chat rooms‚ interactive games‚ and even eBay only to see their lives become increasingly unmanageable because of the Internet. Prior research explores the addictive qualities sustaining drug and alcohol abuse‚ pathological gambling‚ and even video game addiction; however‚ given the relative
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definitions for Internet addiction during the past decade. Widyanto and Griffiths (2006) present the most general definition of this construct as being a subset of a technological addiction‚ which is defined as a non-chemical or behavioral addiction that involves human-machine interaction. These addictions can either be passive‚ such as viewing television‚ or active‚ such as playing computer games. It should be noted that there are many terms used to describe excessive Internet use: problematic
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Internet Marketing Vs Traditional Marketing Content I. II. III. Abstract ...................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 3 Traditional Marketing .............................................................................................. 4 1. 2. Definition .................................
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Nowadays everybody is talking about the internet‚ a century creation‚ which has converted the whole world into a single home. The use of internet has turned our lives to be much easier and comfortable. It is found that in 1990s the adolescents used the internet primarily for entertainment but at present they use it for interpersonal communication. Opportunities for youths to form‚ maintain and develop relationships on the internet have multiplied in the past few years. Along with the increase in
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Introduction The importance of Internet is enormous and it is largely increasing. It connects people worldwide‚ and it provides possibilities that are impossible without it. This importance can be viewed in few aspects‚ most of all importance for the global economy. Considering this aspects it is of great value to make Internet accessible for all people. The difference in accessing the Internet between rich and poor countries‚ or the so called "digital divide" is stunningly large. Efforts to outcome
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Illness Connections on the Internet: An Exploration People with stigmatized health conditions‚ like mental illness tend to avoid seeking treatment or discussing the problem‚ however‚ with the anonymity of the Internet‚ patients can gather information about their illnesses and communicate with others through discussion groups‚ chat rooms and online forums. This paper is an exploration of online support communities for people with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Reactive attachment disorder (RAD)
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Kelsey Smith 5th period English 11 Summary In this excerpt‚ Steven Johnson takes a look at the development of television narratives over the past few decades. In this‚ he argues that many of the shows that our population deems bad TV‚ are relatively healthy for our brains to watch. Johnson compares hit TV shows like Dragnet and Starsky and Hutch to that of more recent shows like The Sopranos. He explains how early television like Dragnet and Starsky and Hutch follow a strict linear narrative
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Extended Essay: Internet Abuse in the Workplace Student Number: 2122026 Year: 2014 Course: 10 weeks pre-sessional course (Block B) Tutor: Graeme Givan Internet Abuse in the Workplace Modern society is the internet age. The internet has been adopted in different industries including business and it has its drawbacks in business. It can cause internet abuse in the workplace. Internet abuse in the workplace is an unacceptable behavior which
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Methodology Adopted for the Survey ……………….……...…………..……3 3. Patterns that emerged from the Survey…………………..………………..…..3 4. Analysis of the Survey …. ……………………………………………………6 1. BACKGROUND OF THE SURVEY The usage of computer‚ internet‚ smart phones and other related devices are now an integral part of our daily lives. With the exponential raise in technology‚ there is also a corresponding rise in Crimes specific to new technologies. The laws prevailing till 1999 proved to be inadequate
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