A Look At How the Internet Became a Need for All
A Look At How the Internet Became a Need for All
From watching your favorite show on a streaming service to ordering a cab, finding the new restaurant, raising funds, or even finding the number to the Cox Cable website, the has completely taken over all our lives. Here’s a closer look at how that happened.
Then vs. Now (The Internet)
The internet of today has enabled everyone to be creators and publishers of not only our own content but engaging with other content as well. But when was first launched it was only used by a select few professionals mainly coders and military personnel. The internet’s scope increased multifold in the 80s and early 90s when its use by researchers, university students, and professors started gaining traction. The true growth of came about when it no longer remained a government-controlled entity and was made accessible to private enterprises. With Web 2.0 became multi-functional and was just not limited to information dissemination.
Digital Social Revolution
The next step in this evolution is how it began impacting social interactions and relationships, it broke down geographic barriers and provided a free space for like-minded people to connect. The internet celebrated its 33rd birthday this year, but it’s hard to imagine life without the internet. Not only for Generation Z or the original digital natives but also for Generation X and Y. Internet accessibility has completely transformed the way we socialize with our families and friends, and interact with each other. This includes how we explore romantic relationships, have interest-based discussions, and even how we spend the Internet our free time. Social networking sites with their multi-functional usage have enabled us to foster all kinds of connections with just a few clicks.
Academia and Research
Today the shape of the available academic literature would have been very different with the internet. It has increased access to education and information sources for everyone across demographics and socio-economic classes. It has helped us to have curriculum and course structures that resonate with the demands of globalization. What the great minds of the 20th century achieved in decades sifting through the shelves of libraries for research can be achieved in days with the internet, we are able to explore research work done in any language and country and use that knowledge to our advantage.
IoT Internet of Things
IoT has unlimited applications in industries and our everyday life. From health monitoring to temperature control, security surveillance to voice control command systems to regulate our day, it’s transforming our lives in ways that were never possible before. It’s changing people’s lives for the better with its diverse usage. IoT the Internet integration in the industry has truly modernized production and manufacturing and agriculture and can be termed as the second industrial revolution.
Leisure
The internet has significantly changed the landscape of entertainment. Today we have millions of content pieces available on paid and unpaid streaming platforms for us to enjoy. The advances in the gaming world are unprecedented with the introduction of virtual reality the Internet and machine learning. We are able to have immersive complex multiplayer games available to us. Planning a trip for pleasure has never been this easy. Internet-based platforms and applications can assist you all the way from booking a ticket and hotel to navigating through strange cities. Boredom has become a thing of the past with instant gratification taking its place. Today, we are spoilt for choice as to how we choose to spend our leisure time.
Business and Employment
The business world remains the biggest beneficiary of the internet. From learning industry best practices to finding the best employees, and making supply chains more efficient to enhance the point of sale, the internet has brought immense betterment. This extends both to the systems and processes of business, as well as broader industries. E-commerce brought convenience to the average shopper by enabling them to shop for anything from anywhere in the world. But it also streamlined inventory management and mercantile systems for business owners.
Similarly, financial services are accessible like never before. You can carry out all sorts of transactions on your phone screens without having to experience procedural nightmares like waiting in long queues at your local banks. The internet has also made financial inclusion possible for many unbanked people through FinTech services that can be used by anyone regardless of their socioeconomic status.
Takeaway
The internet started its journey from being a ‘want’ or a luxury that only a few could afford or even had any use for. But now it has completely taken over our lives and it has seeped deep into every facet of our existence. It has changed the way we think, form ideas, and share them and how we interact with everything around us. It has created so many new possibilities, and it enables communities to be more. It empowers societies to do more to address specific problems and to drive change for the better. Despite having a few real cons, the need for cuts through classes, and most people today cannot imagine their life without it.
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