World Wide Web

Kahn and Keller both argue that the internet is such a vital necessity that is used in everyday life. People can post anything they want and share what ever comes to their mind. It allows us to access more information quicker and more efficiently than ever before. Because of this, more people are able to view this information, and also there is a wider range of sources to information than previously. The internet has led to globalization that we have not seen before. We are able to share information quicker than ever with anyone around the world due to this technological advance. The other aspect of the internet is that the majority of people now own some form of mobile device that has the internet in their hands where ever they are in the world. Even when you are not by a computer, you are still able to access any information you want, in a small PDA. Besides for the positives of the internet, there are some negatives that the internet provides. People are able to hack information and computers all through the world wide web. The internet has made identify theft easier than ever.

I have noticed in recent years, how quickly information can go around. With the popularity of Facebook and Twitter, people are able to share personal information and current news, quicker than one could imagine. If one of your friends on Facebook goes on a trip and puts in their news feed that they are away, everyone of their friends whether they are close or not, knows instantly where this person is in the world. Similarly Twitter has evolved very quickly in recent years. For some reason, when something happens in the world, people feel like they need to tell the news, or Tweet to their followers. If you type in a topic on twitter, it is just amazing how many Tweets of that topic were posted within that last minute.

My conclusion to this idea of the internet is that we live in a world where we rely heavily on it. It is a hard thing to take the internet away from someone today, because so much of day to day activities and operations take place on the World Wide Web.