The Uses & Abuses Of Internet The Internet started out as a small military experiment some 35 yearsago‚ the Internet is quickly becoming one of the most popular forms of communication. There is a present population of about 40 million usersworld wide‚ and it seems to have a very promising future. The Internetis uncensored and almost impossible to monitor‚ it is a breeding groundfor all sorts of offensive and derogatory information. On the other hand‚it is probably the biggest single source of data
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“Closeness Is Not Related to Distance” is an advertising slogan‚ seen at the Blackberry Store at the Hartsfield International Airport. From a subjective viewpoint‚ has the Internet and other technologies added to our sense of connectedness and well being in our families and communities? The Internet was lauded as the technology that was going to connect the world together with the ability to communicate and work with people of like minds who may live around the corner or across the world. When
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Should Students be Punished for Pictures Posted on the Internet? As a teen‚ I do post my fair share of public photos on the internet and social networking sites‚ though my school was never contacted to pursue any action on the photos regardless of what things were in them‚ being illegal or against the school’s academic contracts/requirements. The students at Eden Prairie High School have had a different experience with their school’s administration. Thirteen students who signed an athletic contract
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Impact of the Internet on Education For the majority of people‚ it is difficult to imagine what life would be like without the internet. The world of education has also undergone tremendous change since the advent of the internet. It allows students to quickly obtain a vast amount of information on every subject. They also get the convenience of going to class and completing assignments‚ permitting them to schedule their time with great flexibility. The internet has become one of the easiest‚ fastest
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Kellogs Internet Marketing Kellogg’s strategy was to produce a web site provided specific product line and brand information to interested consumers. The page displays particular product descriptions‚ nutrition information‚ and recipes. Provided as well are company contacts allowing direct consumer response. Corporation facts and financial statements are also available. The overall goal of these sites are to reinforce the brand images portrayed by the companies’ other advertisements‚ such as
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Examining the Internet in Everyday Life[1] Barry Wellman‚ Anabel Quan-Haase‚ Jeffrey Boase‚ and Wenhong Chen Centre for Urban and Community Studies‚ University of Toronto wellman@chass.utoronto.ca www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Keynote address (given by Barry Wellman) to the Euricom Conference on e-Democracy‚ Nijmegen‚ Netherlands‚ October 2002 Introduction As the Internet evolves‚ its users and uses grow and diversify globally. Internet use dramatically increased worldwide between 1995 and 2000
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rights reserved 10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.141922 0066-4308/04/0204-0000$14.00 BARGH MCKENNA INTERNET AND SOCIAL LIFE THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL LIFE John A. Bargh and Katelyn Y.A. McKenna New York University‚ New York‚ New York 10003; email: john.bargh@nyu.edu‚ kym1@nyu.edu Key Words communication‚ groups‚ relationships‚ depression‚ loneliness Abstract The Internet is the latest in a series of technological breakthroughs in interpersonal communication‚ following the telegraph
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The Internet: Boon or Bane? The easy answer is ’both’‚ of course. Like every tool we’ve invented‚ the Net can be used for good or ill. The extent to which it is ill-used is not its fault‚ any more than it’s a car’s fault when someone is run over. So many people--overwhelmingly older people‚ say‚ 45 and up--believe the Internet is a vast shadowy jungle‚ where monstrous things lurk‚ ready to tear out your soul and eat it raw. They are right...in part. The "World" part of "World Wide Web" is literally
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet Ten years ago‚ the Internet was practically unheard of by most people. Today‚ the Internet is one of the most powerful tools throughout the world. The Internet is a collection of various services and resources. The Internet’s main components are E-mail and the World Wide Web. Actually‚ there’s a lot more to the Internet than E-mail‚ search engines‚ celebrity web sites‚ up-to-the-second sports scores‚ and chat rooms full of discussions. The Net also ranks
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the Internet on Communication The internet has revolutionized all forms of communication since the beginning of its existence. The world has now become smaller ’ or more like a global village ’‚ so to speak. The internet was first used by the U.S military for communications purposes. The internet‚ from the communication point of view‚ has brought on new developments and techniques to keep in touch not only for individuals‚ but for businesses as well. An example of how the internet has impacted
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