The Internet has become a great benefit for our society‚ but it would be neglectful to dismiss its two-pronged effect on the world population. One the one hand the Internet is very positive in the sense that it keeps the world informed and updated‚ but one the other hand it has evolved into a very harmful and detrimental entertainment for adolescents who spend many hours in front of a computer in cyber cafés or at their own homes. Socially speaking‚ the Internet has created a destructive addiction
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The history of the Internet began with the development of electronic computers in the 1950s. The public was first introduced to the concepts that would lead to the Internet when a message was sent over the ARPANet from computer science Professor Leonard Kleinrock’s laboratory at University of California‚ Los Angeles (UCLA)‚ after the second piece of network equipment was installed atStanford Research Institute (SRI). Packet switched networks such as ARPANET‚ Mark I at NPL in the UK‚ CYCLADES‚ Merit
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HOW USEFUL IS THEORY IN EXPLAINING THE GROWTH OF INTERNET RETAILING? Internet Retailing is the most groundbreaking and challenging innovation for the retail industry since the last two decades. It offers a new kind of distribution channel and incomparable options of collecting customer data and analysing buying patterns. Since it readiness for the market‚ online retailing has seen remarkable growth rates and begins to gain a significant share of total retail sales which results in a fundamental
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History of the Internet Piracy Debate Executive and Legislative Branch Actions T he Internet has become a central part of the American economy‚ delivering innovative products while eliminating the need for inefficient middlemen. However‚ the free flow of information facilitated by the Internet has also created problems with copyright and trademark infringement. The problem is significant; as much as 6 percent of the U.S. gross national product is generated by industries supported by intellectual
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The Internet and the World Wide Web have created a more democratic world. To what extent do you agree with this statement? In 2012 the number of Internet users worldwide reached 2‚27 billion. Considering not only the rapid growth in it’s use but also it’s incessent popularity‚ we might ask ourselves how it is affecting our society and whether it’s helping the world become more democratic‚ or the complete contrary. “The Internet is populated by second-rate amateurs that are destroying
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The advent and prosperity of the Internet has provided many marketers with a platform to spread brand awareness. E-Marketing is defined by Chaffney as “The management and execution of marketing using electronic media such as the web‚ e-‚mail‚ Interactive TV‚ IPTV and wireless media in conjunction with digital date about customers characteristics and behaviours”(Chaffney‚ 2006 p. 10) In “2009 brands spent half a billion pounds on internet advertisers‚ up from £114 million in 2002“(mintel‚2010) This
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SUMMER PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED TOWARDS THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF UNDER GRADUATE DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Topic: Internet Retailingwith case study | SUBMITTED BY: AISHWARYA AGARWAL BBA (2012-2015) Roll No. : C-08 AISHWARYA AGARWAL A3906412339 BBA G (2012-2015) AISHWARYA AGARWAL A3906412339 BBA G (2012-2015) FACULTY GUIDE Mr. VIVEK AHUJA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FACULTY GUIDE Mr. VIVEK AHUJA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
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Keywords: Internet gambling‚ problem gambling‚ gambling regulation Paper presented at the 2008 EBEN-UK ANNUAL CONFERENCE‚ Cambridge 2 April 2008 Please do not quote without permission. (10.03.08 CJ & SG) Abstract Gambling online is growing exponentially‚ without the protection of reliable regulatory structures that ensure age and identity verification‚ the integrity/fairness of the games‚ or that responsible gaming features are included on a site. In a poorly regulated Internet environment
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Introduction: (Critical) history of ICT in education - and where we are heading? The use of computers in education is much more a series of failures than success stories. I agree with Erik Duval that in general‚ in a large scale the impact of technology on the way people learn have been minimal. In open distant learning and military training (simulations) there are examples of success‚ but these models do not fit very well to school and university context. So‚ I wouldn’t call them “good examples”
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Internet is today one of the most important part of our daily life. There are large numbers of things that can be done using the internet and so it is very important. You can say that with the progress in the internet we are progressing in every sphere of life as it not only makes our tasks easier but also saves a lot of time. Today internet is used for different purposes depending upon the requirement. Here in this very article we have mentioned then ten best uses of the internet. Here goes the
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