Conclusion from Comments

From the feed back I have received from my peers, I have come to the conclusion that all my points I have made in each post are relevant and valid to their subject, and I could go on further about more disadvantage and advantages of different things in each, for example, why Emails are so effective for people in a working environment. I also came to the conclusion that I needed more pictures to make the overall blog seem more appealing and eye-catching. 

A self-service environment (Part 7)

The internet allows websites such as Amazon, eBay, Nation west or any other site that requires bank card details, you can do self service where the customer goes through step by step procedures to carry out tasks such as purchasing products or depositing/withdrawing money. The fact that customers get so much independence when purchasing products makes it much easier for them and the company, as it normally has home delivery. Usually after completing a purchase, the customer has an option to share via social network services, meaning they can share their accomplishments to their friends, encouraging them to visit the site and purchase, also. Although this may seem very positive, this also has it's negatives too, for example, it breaks the social skills of a person just going shopping regularly to a store and purchasing their items physically, resulting in a big cause for laziness.

With how successful this method is, this has put some companies out of business, for example blockbusters. Netflix is a website at which users can rent movies on-line and stream them, with this, it means that blockbusters doesn't have a purpose any more, as they do they same concept but you have to go to a local store and rent a physical copy. with the convenience of nearly everyone having internet now, people would rather rent an on line movie than go to a local store, giving the companies less business and slowly shutting them down.

Mobile technologies (Part 6)

With the WWW being accessible via mobile phone, it allows people to interact with their work from home or anywhere as emails can be accessed. This means people can work from home and carry on with their job, which is in the businesses eyes, an advantage, but from the employers eyes, this is a disadvantage, as it becomes a conflict with their social life.

With phones, the internet access is now portable via WiFi or 3G, Websites need to adapt to the phone's layout. So now websites that are accessed via phone now contain "m." before their web address. This is to prevent confusion when using the phone and the websites features are more easily accessed with their touch screen.

Restaurants and and other public areas are now including WiFi for people who visit with mobile devices to connect to. This is efficient for both customer and companies, as people who visit for the WiFi are mainly people who work with emails or other internet essentials, who will also perhaps buy a beverage, being beneficial for the company.

Virtual communities (Part 5)

The WWW has led to websites allowing communication to be easier and with less hassle (depending on internet strength); these are Social Network websites (Facebook, Twitter etc.). This genre of websites allows people to connect to one another and have their own virtual profile of themselves containing information and pictures of themselves, and to see other users. Most Social Networks allow IM (instant messaging), where two people, or even in groups, can chat to one another and also send files, putting it on par with the email system, if not better. This also relies heavily on internet connection, a stronger connection results in a higher success rate on how you messages and files will send/receive. Another disadvantage of this is that it can lead to social disasters (i.e. Cyber bullying) which are mostly a problem for the youth, people can anonymously bully or take unwanted photos of someone and post them on the sites, with insulting captions. Social networks can also be a good source for advertising businesses, as people who like a certain brand, such as Coca Cola, can inform their friends on Facebook by "Liking" the page, notifying their friends that they like this brand, who may also like the fan page, leading on to a massive chain.


 Twitter is another form of social network, this allows people to follow one another and see what they have to say from a brief message. People can follow celebrities or TV shows to get information of them or "tweet". the fact that TV shows, brands and celebrities can tweet allows them to get sponsors or more followers, as similar to Facebook, people whom already follow can pass information to friends who can also join in and follow.

People can also add a hastag in front of a word. A hashtag groups tweets together on a particular subject. When you add a ‘#’ directly in front of a word (or acronym) on Twitter – a link is automatically created. This is called a hash tag. When you click on the link you will see all the latest tweets containing that hash tag, making them easy to find among the millions of tweets sent each day. If done successfully, Companies and celebrities can use this for their own personal gain.

Increased business opportunities (Part 4)

Businesses use the internet to expand their opportunities for advertisement in many ways, for example, they use social networks such as Facebook to create fan pages to get likes, getting the public to like them, which will inform their friends that they have liked the page, who will also like it, creating a huge chain reaction.

Using Internet resources for a business can reduce or eliminate the need for traditional postal mailing and all of the costs associated with that contact method. The Internet makes it easy to stay in contact with their customers via email and online networking tools such as discussion boards, chat rooms, and social networking sites like Facebook.
Using Internet communication tools effectively, they can keep up a continuous dialogue with customers and prospects. The Small Business Association (SBA) explains that even small shops can generate additional business with a no-frills website and by posting in newsgroups. they can send special offers and announcements to existing customers via email, send links to the online catalogue when a new product is released, or post virtual coupons via social networking sites.

According to the SBA, "Setting up a business on the Internet can be a lucrative way to attract customers, expand the market and increase sales." Even local coffee shops and dry cleaning operations can create inexpensive online advertisements to target local audiences. These advertisements can announce special events a company is sponsoring, contests, and special sales or discounts. In some online advertisement areas, they can even promote goodwill with potential customers by having a "Happy Birthday" advertisement display to them on their birthday.

Greater interaction with others and organisations (Part 3)

shopping sites such as eBay and Amazon can be browsed with a whole range of different products, with home delivery from all across the world. even groceries can be shopped on the internet and delivered next day to your home. The only downfall with this is the fact of it causing laziness, how people no longer need to leave their homes in order to carry out every day tasks. The fact that you can do this via phone as well shows how quickly and efficiently the internet has developed for us. This isn't the only way at which people can interact with companies, for example, some companies such as coca cola include interactive games to play, which can grab the attention of the youth. They also have social network fan pages, such as coca cola's Facebook page. People whom "like" the page will receive news from the company frequently, and also, the fact that a person has liked the page, will inform their friends about the company's fan page's presence, and will likely also like the page, causing a big chain.  This is an excellent method for a company to advertise, as many people use Facebook and other social websites.

Sharing information quickly (Part 2)

 The internet slowly developed the WWW (World Wide Web) to store information on websites and allow users to browse through them to help answer their questions. With this feature it allowed people to easily and very quickly access information such as news or historical events. Websites such as Wikipedia do a good job for this. Although, some information isn’t always truthful, as some websites such as wiki answers (where people ask questions and other users answer), because it is another person’s answer and they not even be right, or it may even be really biased and opinion based. The WWW is also accessible via phone, meaning people can portably look up information or upload their own anywhere they like, making the internet browsing quick and smooth. This does have its flaws though, as global wireless internet such as 3G doesn't always have good connection, as it is stronger in urban areas rather than country sides, however, most restaurants and public houses' have Wi-Fi connection, so internet isn't always too difficult to get.


Social websites and other programs allow file transfer, meaning people can easily transfer files to one another with great speed dependant on the internet connection and the size of the file. Emails are another reliable method to send information quickly and successfully, as they can hold not only text, but also attachments containing files such as videos or pictures. E-mails are a reliable way to send information quickly as they will most likely be sent every time, only the time it takes to send is the problem, as receiving a large file can be difficult if they have bad internet connection.

On the topic of speed, an internet connection speed is very important as it can determine how your experience with the internet can be; an example of speed is the fact of having two ways to connect your devices to the network, Wi-Fi or cable. Cable is typically 3 -4 times faster than Wi-Fi, as it is a physical connection to the device and the router, whereas Wi-Fi is very dependent on your distance from the router, if you’re closer to the router internet will be noticeably stronger (but still not as strong as  cable), and vice versa. A faster internet connection can result in more efficient streaming of videos and music, and more likely to send instant Email.

Presenting information in different ways

The internet was developed to help the U.S. Military’s search for a way to defend against a large area attack. They connected various computers together across the United States using physical media and it gradually developed into something called the ARPANET. As more and more computers connected to this network it grew and grew. Eventually the Internet was born on people's desires to be able to communicate with each other over long distances.

Because of the evolution of the internet, it now allows nearly everyone to share information and communicate to one another and has shaped the modern media uses into its own way, as now we can stream, share and download music and videos, all over the internet.

It also allows communication between one another cheaper and much easier with the right programs (Skype). We can send emails to friends and family with files attached, be it videos, music, or pictures, or maybe even a simple document. As all this seems like a huge advantage, it has its flaws, for example, Fishing is a common issue with the use of email. Fish is an anonymous user who disguises their emails to seem like a legitimate business, asking for money or giving unrealistically good offers to the receiver, tricking them into paying money. Also, an anonymous email sent to a receiver with a file attached could most likely be a virus or malware, with a disguised file name completely irrelevant to its actual purpose. A less dangerous but important disadvantage caused by emailing is that it can sometimes not be instant, which could be an annoyance in a working environment where employees depend on email.


Specific websites have been tailored to suit specific needs, for example, Facebook was created so you can have your own virtual profile that stores all sorts of media, like pictures, music and videos, and to have chats with its Instant Messaging system (internet dependant). "Dropbox" was created so groups of people can transfer all sorts of files to each other with a simple drag and drop. "Youtube" was invented to stream videos to one another.

Communication over the Internet (All)

Communication over the internet

The internet was developed to help the U.S. Military’s search for a way to defend against a large area attack. They connected various computers together across the United States using physical media and it gradually developed into something called the ARPANET. As more and more computers connected to this network it grew and grew. Eventually the Internet was born on people's desires to be able to communicate with each other over long distances.

Because of the evolution of the internet, it now allows nearly everyone to share information and communicate to one another and has shaped the modern media uses into its own way, as now we can stream, share and download music and videos, all over the internet.

It also allows communication between one another cheaper and much easier with the right programs (Skype). We can send emails to friends and family with files attached, be it videos, music, or pictures, or maybe even a simple document. As all this seems like a huge advantage, it has its flaws, for example, Fishing is a common issue with the use of email. Fish is an anonymous user who disguises their emails to seem like a legitimate business, asking for money or giving unrealistically good offers to the receiver, tricking them into paying money. Also, an anonymous email sent to a receiver with a file attached could most likely be a virus or malware, with a disguised file name completely irrelevant to its actual purpose.
A less dangerous but important disadvantage caused by emailing is that it can sometimes not be instant, which could be an annoyance in a working environment where employees depend on email.

            On the topic of speed, an internet connection speed is very important as it can determine how your experience with the internet can be; an example of speed is the fact of having two ways to connect your devices to the network, Wi-Fi or cable. Cable is typically 3 -4 times faster than Wi-Fi, as it is a physical connection to the device and the router, whereas Wi-Fi is very dependent on your distance from the router, if you’re closer to the router internet will be noticeably stronger (but still not as strong as  cable), and vice versa. A faster internet connection can result in more efficient streaming of videos and music, and more likely to send instant Email.

            The internet slowly developed the WWW (World Wide Web) to store information on websites and allow users to browse through them to help answer their questions. Websites such as Wikipedia do a good job for this. Although, some information isn’t always truthful, as some websites such as wiki answers (where people ask questions and other users answer), because it is another person’s answer and they not even be right, or it may even be really biased and opinion based. The WWW has also led to websites that can be explicit for the younger audience, who can easily stumble across them if a typo is made. A way to prevent this issue is by having a security system installed or going into the browser’s settings and adding filters for child protection and parental control.
the WWW is also mobile, meaning mobile devices such as phones and tablets can connect to the internet in most public places. This is called 3G internet (there is also 4G,  which is more efficient, but more limited to specific areas). 3G internet is a connection to mobile devices that give you a mediocre connection to the internet anywhere, meaning it isn't very efficient, but still does its purpose well. The strength of the connection is dependant on where you are located (similar to signal), for example, a forest or out in the country side would not be an effective place for 3G, and more public places such as in town would be. In most contracts that you get with your phone/mobile device, it offers a limited amount of access for free, but will charge if you exceed, which is a disadvantage to this form of connecting.

The WWW has led to websites allowing communication to be easier and with less hassle (depending on internet strength); these are Social Network websites (Facebook, Twitter etc.). This genre of websites allows people to connect to one another and have their own virtual profile of themselves containing information and pictures of themselves, and to see other users. Most Social Networks allow IM (instant messaging), where two people, or even in groups, can chat to one another and also send files, putting it on par with the email system, if not better. This also relies heavily on internet connection, a stronger connection results in a higher success rate on how you messages and files will send/receive. Another disadvantage of this is that it can lead to social disasters (i.e. Cyber bullying) which are mostly a problem for the youth, people can again anonymously bully or take unwanted photos of someone and post them on the sites, with insulting captions. Social networks can also be a good source for advertising businesses, as people who like a certain brand, such as Coca Cola, can inform their friends on Facebook by "Liking" the page, notifying their friends that they like this brand, who may also like the fan page, leading on to a massive chain.

There are many ways to communicate over the internet, and many I have already mentioned, but another is VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). VOIP is phone services via the internet that allow people to talk over networks, and doesn’t cost as much. Unfortunately, VOIP is yet to support emergency calls such as 911 or phone directory listings, although is soon to be added. It is also very connection dependent, as a more efficient connection allows a much faster experience.
 

More along the lines of browsing, shopping sites such as eBay and Amazon can be browsed with a whole range of different products, with home delivery from all across the world. even groceries can be shopped on the internet and delivered next day to your home. The only downfall with this is the fact of it causing laziness, how people no longer need to leave their homes in order to carry out every day tasks.

In conclusion, the internet has developed far from its initial use and has shaped communication and media in its own special way making it easier for us all. It has its advantages and very dangerous disadvantages, such as malware and virus' that can damage your computer or even get into more personal details, i.e. bank account or Facebook details. But with the right protection software, the internet is a safe place. Communication has evolved much more quickly with the aid of the internet, as programs can provide long distance calls with no additional cost, and emails and website with IM to keep in touch with people.