2013.11.26 Internet addiction Internet addiction is a growing problem for the whole world: estimates show that from 5 to 10 % of world population have this problem. Internet addiction is defined as any online-related‚ compulsive behavior which interferes with normal living and causes severe stress on family‚ friends‚ loved ones‚ and one’s work environment (Johnson‚ 2009). Internet addiction has been called Internet dependency and Internet compulsivity. On one hand‚ Internet should not
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The internet is one of the latest and most popular technologies. It is a computer system which allows millions of computer users around the world to exchange information. Not surprisingly‚ it has brought about a huge change in our lifestyles. Due to many reasons‚ some people state that the internet does more harm than good. However to me it does more good than harm. Firstly‚ the internet has made a lot of information available to many people in the world in just a split second. For example
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INTERNET USAGE STATISTICS The Internet Big Picture World Internet Users and Population Stats | | | WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS June 30‚ 2012 | World Regions | Population ( 2012 Est.) | Internet Users Dec. 31‚ 2000 | Internet Users Latest Data | Penetration (% Population) | Growth 2000-2012 | Users % of Table | Africa | 1‚073‚380‚925 | 4‚514‚400 | 167‚335‚676 | 15.6 % | 3‚606.7 % | 7.0 % | Asia | 3‚922‚066‚987 | 114‚304‚000 | 1‚076‚681‚059 | 27.5 % |
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| Internet Exercise #3: CDM Process | | | 6/24/2013 | | | The internet is the most recent tool that marketers are using to influence consumers. Discuss the impact of the Internet on the five stages of the CDM process. What happens differently‚ or how does the Internet use these processes to sell more efficiently? | Internet Exercise #3: CDM Process 1. Need Recognition During this first stage‚ the consumer recognizes a need that can be satisfied by a purchase. What
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Since its release in 1991‚ Internet revolution has changed the way companies do business and customers & consumers buy products. Chaffey et. al. (2003) defines Internet Marketing as the use of Internet to achieve marketing objectives and support the modern marketing concept. Internet opens a world of opportunities to the organizations as well as customers. It gives customers a much wider choice of products‚ services and prices from various suppliers. For organizations‚ it gives opportunity to widen
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CHAPTER 1 An introduction to Internet marketing The Internet and the marketing concept..................................................................................... 4 Internet marketing defined ......................................................................................................... 8 What benefits does the Internet provide for the marketer? ...................................................... 20 A short introduction to Internet technology .......................
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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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and era‚ internet is the most important device in our lives. It provides us with helpful information‚ keeps us up to date with the latest news‚ and answers every question we could possibly think of. This usually gives us an unrealistic perception that everything on the internet is true‚ even though anyone from any country or city or state can say whatever they please‚ and still make that information sound as if it is straight from a professor. People can do anything imaginable on the internet‚ which
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No one can deny that the Internet is the most helpful invention in the past centuries. Thanks to the Internet‚ people’s lives have never been more convenient‚ easy and worth living. But some people want to limit what the Internet can show us. In my opinion‚ an open‚ free Internet is better than a more regulated one because it gives us more freedom‚ free and huge source of study materials and big entertainment choices unlike the one people want to limit. An open Internet gives us not only the freedom
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television‚ telephone or the internet. Access to vast numbers of media has been made possible by our obsession with new technology. Communication is easier and we can experience outside of our immediate social surroundings. One electronic medium’s use has expanded at a remarkable rate‚ which is the internet. The internet has changed how we think as a society and how we communicate. Thanks to the internet‚ society young and old are consumed by the convenience of the internet. On the “web” there is something
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