Internet

The Internet is a powerful tool of this modern world. I have become to rely on the Internet for phone numbers for example, and when my Internet is down I find myself in a panic. It is the most influential which caused transition in the means of people’s communication, education, and trade. The Internet’s infamous ability of rapid information dissemination, either fact or fiction, cannot be denied. Indeed the transition for the conveyance of information is apparent from the traditional use of the spreadsheet to the cable news then now to Internet websites broadcasting the news around the world which could be accessed even at your own given time. No doubt, the development of the Internet and its easy access has greatly altered and facilitated the methods of communication connecting the people around the world at the fastest rate possible.

Since the outset of the Internet, this tool was widely utilized by individuals in many categories essential to their life. The medical world has been utilizing the Internet for its medical applications and teaching. According to D.M. Sendall, “The World-Wide Web was first developed as a tool for collaboration in the high energy physics community. From there it spread rapidly to other fields, and grew to its present impressive size. As an easy way to access information, it has been a great success, and a huge number of medical applications have taken advantage of it”. Human interaction can be easily achieved through the Internet. The Internet has contributed a wide effect on human relations as well as learning. R. Young reported that:

“There is a very rapidly growing list of web sites, many with extensive archives. You can also find an increasing number of books and articles in the internet, and certain journals and periodicals are accessible on the web, with more coming on-line every day ….. You would be amazed at how much is academic and cultural information is available on the web and how extensively used it is.”

The Internet entails great positive effect on commerce. It makes business accessible within every nation enabling international trades through especially designed websites. Many companies earned more in the incorporation of the technology in their businesses. According to V. Borsi, “The use of a website by enterprises is a step forward in e-business, as it involves a more active role than just having an internet connection, independently of its use.”

The number of Internet users has increased to a tremendous count to nearly 1.5 billion surfers worldwide as of June 30, 2008. (Schonfeld, 2009) These facts indicate that the Internet has significant effects on the lives of people.

The Internet indeed has transformed human life in every significant element there is such as communication, learning, medicine, human relations, and commerce. It has altered the essential aspects of the society.

Works Cited:

Borsi, V. Jun 2007. The role of Internet and other computer networks to do e-business – enlightening the European situation.

Schonfeld,E. Jan 2009 ComScore: Internet Population Passes One Billion; Top 15 Countries. Retrieved from http://techcrunch.com/

Sendall, D. M..1996. The World-Wide Web Past Present and Future, and its application to Medicine. CERN. Switzerland

Young, R. M. The Role of the Internet in the Theory and Practice of Human Relations. London