It speeds up the retrieval and dissemination of information, partially eliminating such chores as going outdoors to the mailbox or the adult bookstore, or having to pick up the phone to get hold of your stockbroker or some buddies to shoot the breeze with. That one thing the Internet does, and only that.” * - Tom Wolfe, from Digibabble, Fairy Dust, and the Human Anthill in Hooking Up (published in 2000) Established only a few decades ago, the Internet itself is a neutral device originally designed for easing researches and studies among academic and military structures. The Internet is a system of enormous technical and social complexity.
The Internet is a technology that changed the way we read. The Internet causes us to loose focus or to just skim through information really quickly. The need to get information quickly, rather than spending the time to read a book, is due to the Internet. When I need to read something for a class I would much rather go to Spark Notes on the Internet, rather than read a complete book. The Internet has helped reading to evolve.
Nicholas Carr's article "Is Google Making us Stupid?" explores the social and cognitive effects of the internet on the twenty first century. By his interpretation, the internet has had a positive impact on civilization, especially academia as "research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes" (para. 3). The internet also serves as a boon to literacy rates as "we may well be reading more today than we did in the 1970s" as more people choose to use the text based internet.
WEB 2.0 The internet has advanced rapidly from the time it was first created. The new generation 2.0 has made life easy for a lot of people. In doing so the internet has also reduces humans from being their natural selves. People have become so dependent on the internet. Humans cannot do a lot without a computer; they use it to communicate, socialize, to help each other for their jobs.
He compares and contrasts how his life was with the Web and without it. For example, “Just as Microsoft Word had turned me into a flesh-and-blood word processor, the Internet, I sensed, was turning me into something like a high-speed data-processing machine, a human HAL (325). The Web has changed him in such a way that he felt like a machine. He wanted to stay connected, therefore, he would yearn to check his e-mail, click links, or explore on Google. He noticed the Net was having a much stronger influence over him than his PC ever had (324).
What the Heck has Internet Done to Our Brains? Section I: Introduction and Context Imagine going back in time and staying there permanently. Out of all the things that will be missed, there is no doubt that the one thing would be technology. The Shallows: What Internet is Doing to Our Brains is nonfiction book written by Nicholas Carr who asserts and cautions the effects that internet has on everyone to this day and even more so in the future. People nowadays can communicate with people all around the world using many different types of communications such as social networking sites, cell phones, emails, etc.
Cody Janowski 12/2/10 English Comp Assignment 4 The Internet has undoubtedly changed the way people live their lives. Any information we could possibly want- and more- is at our disposal, and has made life for us incredibly convenient and easy; some, however, might say too easy. One of these people is Nicholas Carr, author of the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” featured in the July/August 2008 edition of The Atlantic. Carr argues that the Net seems to be slowly demolishing our abilities to concentrate on one subject, as well as contemplate information, based on the ease of access to everything the Internet provides today. I agree with Carr to an extent; however I would say that his theory most certainly does not apply to everyone.
What have you learned from this case study that you would be able to apply in an organization where you have previously worked or currently work? The influence of the Internet and e-commerce on the economy in general, and business practice in particular, has been tremendous. Changes are happening rapidly. For instance, the direct-business model employed by industry giants such as Dell Inc. and Amazon.com enables customers to order products over the Internet and thus allows companies to sell their products without relying on third-party distributors. Similarly, many companies reported that business-to-business e-commerce provides convenience and cost reduction.
Philosophy 1009: Ethics and Society Final Essay – Deontology and Utilitarianism Will McIntosh In today’s technological age, people are becoming more and more connected via the Internet. Perhaps the most controversial form of this connection is torrenting. What is torrenting and why do people use it? A torrent is a very small index file used by a torrent program. It adds the user’s computer to what’s known as a “swarm” of users and from these users, pieces of a file are downloaded and then re-uploaded to other users in the same swarm.
Ever since the invention of telephone, different means of transport and internet, the world has become a smaller place to live in. The technological progress in the fields of Telecommunication, Transportation and Information Technology has brought people closer and helped to bridge communication gaps, thereby alleviating the problem of loneliness. Today, in no time, a person working in United States can speak to his kith and kin on other side of the globe if he or she is feeling lonely and homesick. At the click of a button, he can see his dearest ones on webcam by using the internet. The network is so wide and well covered that even a sailor, who is in the middle of the ocean can hear the voice of people he yearns for.