Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Varieties of New Media by Logan (34-51)& appendix II



The Internet today is the most resourceful library of information. The importance of the Internet is incomparable to any other source of information. The pros of the Internet outdo the cons of the Internet. Movies, videos, information about history, geography, sciences, and so on are all available on the Internet. It is convenient and can be accessed via phone, laptops, computers, iPads, and may more electronic gadgets that some of us are even unaware of.

The biggest problem that the Internet creates is privacy and personal information accessibility. With hackers sitting online, online banking, social media profiles, and any personal information are all areas of red alert. Identity theft is a common phenomenon, as people steal others information which they see online to use to create fake profiles which they use to do wrong things. In social media, with all the kids and teens using it, parents are concerned as to what their child is doing to get attention. Girls disclose their privacies and boys bully each other to become popular; and this is all done online via the Internet. This has started to become alarming and a big area of the Internet world which all applications and websites are trying to solve. Ones privacy is the most important thing on the Internet.

The Internet has enabled us to sit at home and do everything from have video conferences to paying bills by click of buttons. Communication over the globe is possible with new apps like Skype, Viber, WeChat and so on. People are saving time, energy and earning money with the help of the Internet.

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