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The internet is the most powerful tool in today's society. It is the climax of hundreds of years in the evolution of technology. So many aspects of knowledge have been funnelled into the new industrial revolution; the computer revolution. The most impressive child of this revolution is the internet. A medium of unseen capabilities and mind boggling possibilities. No aspect of life will ever be the same since the dawn of the internet. It is a universal tool that becomes more and more useful and influential every day of it's existence, evolving at an alarming rate spreading to every corner of the globe. This has forever changed the face of business, education, communication and especially the way people interact. The internet has begun tow rite a new chapter in the history of society in font sized 12 Times New Roman ready to be downloaded by the world.
From a purely practical stand point the internet has brought all aspects of our professional lives to a higher level of efficiency and has created opportunities that were previously only dreams. The way we conduct business, and the way we receive our information has been dramatically changed. Online business has changed the cooperate world dramatically and has turned it upside down shifting the power to anyone with an internet connection. It is an open market where buyer and seller are directly connected, and where a single person in their bedroom with an idea can be a threat to big business. Even as we see today, when large corporations are trying to secure a safe place on the net as they attempt to take ownership of what they can, small business can prevail and triumph over multi-million dollar companies. As Brad Shapcott said, "The Internet isn't free. It just has an economy that makes no sense to capitalism.". The internet is changing all the rules and displacing the natural order, taking the power from a concrete jungle to a silicon valley. In an extreme short period of time, the internet has gone from a dream and technical wonder to a business must.
Furthermore in our professional lives, the way we gather our information has also changed immensely. A simple cable in your wall connects you to practically every bit of information known to man. Ever since one computer was connected to another the sharing of information has been rebuilt and redefined. Millions upon millions of people connected by a world wide web sharing their knowledge and wisdom with people across the planet. It's simply beautiful, "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway" (Tim May). The net is now universally accessible world wide archive of everything. Any possible piece of knowledge one could ask for is literally at their finger tips and can be accessed by any part of the world. The possibilities are endless in every way, the internet becoming a sort of universe onto itself always expanding filling itself byte by byte of knowledge and data twenty-four hours a day, in twenty-four time zones, seven days a week, three hundred and sixty four days a year, three hundred and sixty five on leap years. The internet is a sponge acquiring knowledge knowing no end to the vast amounts of information it consumes, and administers at any moment's notice.
There are millions of people in different locations online at this very moment feeding their brains with information, but the internet not only gives them access to that information, but also gives them the opportunity to interact with one another in ways never thought possible. Now for the first time since Pangea, the entire planet is connected and together they live on one common plane of existence online. "Technology is one part of the complex of relationships that people form with each other and the world around them; it simply cannot be understood outside of that concept" (Samuel Collins). We are at a point in time where it is possible for someone from Norway can discuss recipes with someone from Japan while someone from Argentina can play checkers with someone from India while a surgeon can perform open heart surgery on a patient thousands of miles away, all from behind a computer with an internet connection. People are networking all over the world, and this is occurring at such a large scale that many people still living outside of the internet can not fathom the idea that millions of end users are connected and are interacting in a global community. A community that values freedom of speech. Never before has a medium had the power and influence that the internet does. Not only that, but anyone is able to freely speak their mind and have their opinion reach all across the Earth as simple as pressing 'Enter' or clicking 'Send'. The entire planet is connected and everyone has something to share.
The internet has become more than just a network of connected computers, or a series of tubes. It has become a living entity forever growing and expanding. It has become a country outside of countries, and a universe within a universe. A world wide free market place, and a global soap box. A piece of art in motion, and a snowball gaining mass. "Describing the Internet as the Network of Networks is like calling the Space Shuttle a thing that flies." (John Lester). The internet has grown into the most powerful tool in today's world, and it will only keep growing, and that is the beauty of the world wide web.
From a purely practical stand point the internet has brought all aspects of our professional lives to a higher level of efficiency and has created opportunities that were previously only dreams. The way we conduct business, and the way we receive our information has been dramatically changed. Online business has changed the cooperate world dramatically and has turned it upside down shifting the power to anyone with an internet connection. It is an open market where buyer and seller are directly connected, and where a single person in their bedroom with an idea can be a threat to big business. Even as we see today, when large corporations are trying to secure a safe place on the net as they attempt to take ownership of what they can, small business can prevail and triumph over multi-million dollar companies. As Brad Shapcott said, "The Internet isn't free. It just has an economy that makes no sense to capitalism.". The internet is changing all the rules and displacing the natural order, taking the power from a concrete jungle to a silicon valley. In an extreme short period of time, the internet has gone from a dream and technical wonder to a business must.
Furthermore in our professional lives, the way we gather our information has also changed immensely. A simple cable in your wall connects you to practically every bit of information known to man. Ever since one computer was connected to another the sharing of information has been rebuilt and redefined. Millions upon millions of people connected by a world wide web sharing their knowledge and wisdom with people across the planet. It's simply beautiful, "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway" (Tim May). The net is now universally accessible world wide archive of everything. Any possible piece of knowledge one could ask for is literally at their finger tips and can be accessed by any part of the world. The possibilities are endless in every way, the internet becoming a sort of universe onto itself always expanding filling itself byte by byte of knowledge and data twenty-four hours a day, in twenty-four time zones, seven days a week, three hundred and sixty four days a year, three hundred and sixty five on leap years. The internet is a sponge acquiring knowledge knowing no end to the vast amounts of information it consumes, and administers at any moment's notice.
There are millions of people in different locations online at this very moment feeding their brains with information, but the internet not only gives them access to that information, but also gives them the opportunity to interact with one another in ways never thought possible. Now for the first time since Pangea, the entire planet is connected and together they live on one common plane of existence online. "Technology is one part of the complex of relationships that people form with each other and the world around them; it simply cannot be understood outside of that concept" (Samuel Collins). We are at a point in time where it is possible for someone from Norway can discuss recipes with someone from Japan while someone from Argentina can play checkers with someone from India while a surgeon can perform open heart surgery on a patient thousands of miles away, all from behind a computer with an internet connection. People are networking all over the world, and this is occurring at such a large scale that many people still living outside of the internet can not fathom the idea that millions of end users are connected and are interacting in a global community. A community that values freedom of speech. Never before has a medium had the power and influence that the internet does. Not only that, but anyone is able to freely speak their mind and have their opinion reach all across the Earth as simple as pressing 'Enter' or clicking 'Send'. The entire planet is connected and everyone has something to share.
The internet has become more than just a network of connected computers, or a series of tubes. It has become a living entity forever growing and expanding. It has become a country outside of countries, and a universe within a universe. A world wide free market place, and a global soap box. A piece of art in motion, and a snowball gaining mass. "Describing the Internet as the Network of Networks is like calling the Space Shuttle a thing that flies." (John Lester). The internet has grown into the most powerful tool in today's world, and it will only keep growing, and that is the beauty of the world wide web.