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Internet In The 1990s

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Before getting to content, reading the textbook’s information on new media proved particularly interesting; Kennedy and his co-writers published the textbook in 2010 and so much changed with the internet in five short years. This truly demonstrates the constantly evolving nature of the Internet and its widening, shifting impact. The transition into the 21st century saw a shift in the way Americans conduct business, shop, research and share opinions as American life vaulted off of the streets and into the computer. Internet spread like wildfire into the office, home and school during the 1990s and continuously expands to this very day. Numerically, household internet access increased from 17% in 1997 to 70% in 2007. According the a report for the Census Bureau, this number only increased to 74.4% in 2013, but 73.4% of these connections are high-speed, meaning people utilize their nifty world-shrinker at lightning speeds. …show more content…

However, the Internet explosion -- specifically the “.com” explosion in the 1990s -- catalyzed the economic boom in the 1990s. Companies like Microsoft increased communications; the advent of internet shopping created a “21st century mall, library and shopping center; social networking geared for work purposes enable countries to be more spread out, but feel closer than ever. The .com explosion also created Internet mega-giants, like Amazon for retail, Google for information, and E-Trade for finance. Social networking sites like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. connect people -- primarily young -- via condensed platforms as well as creating a new form of internet

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Carr goes on to to discuss how the internet has taken a foothold in every aspect of his and most other people’s lives. The majority of all media has been directed into one seemingly endless outlet, where most of what we see, hear and do is through the internet. We are reading far more due to this technology but it is a completely new, divergent type of

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In both Nicholas Carr’s and Clive Thompson’s articles, there are resemblances and distinctions in how both authors view technology. Both author agree that modern day people depend on technology. In today’s society, people are more likely to pull out an electronic device to search information that is needed. Also, both authors also agree that social media is affected the way humans think. Social media has created an online “culture” that has changed the way people think and behave.

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They state that because of the convenience of the internet they simply prefer doing so by that form of media, as they do so they become further implemented in the “phenomenon” that the internet is causing as Carr calls it. The clock, like computers today, has changed the way we approach day to day life as we became more dependent on it to tell us what to do and when to do it from the day it was introduced. The internet has become the largest source of information, through it the possibilities of information far surpass what a library could supply, though Carr believes that with it comes the negative aspect of the internet, as it surrounds such information with all the possible content that drags the reader’s trail of

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Tecnogey and Us Today With in “From The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains” Nicholas Carr, the author of this article, prompts us to think deeper about how exactly the technology we use so freely today is affecting us as a consumer. While in this article Mr. Carr shows that he notices and appreciates how much the internet has helped others as well as himself, as shown when he states “The Web’s been a godsend to me as a writer. Research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes” (Carr par. 3), we can also gather from this article that he is extremely concerned for the very way he thinks.

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“’I’m addicted to the Internet, I admit it.’ He wrote. ‘It has transformed the way I work as a senator, communicate with my children, and keep tabs on news and cultural developments.’” He was one of the many Americans that saw the potential in the internet. It can not only help adults in their daily activities, but it can also help educate children and young adults in modern problems that they will face.

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Today’s innovation is the internet, and the internet is proving to be just the same. Carr says that the attentiveness, thoughtfulness, and socialization of modern day society, or rather the lack of, is to the blame of the internet. Although Carr creates a strong argument, and does nothing but continually back up his thesis with good facts, but it is his actual thesis that I disagree with. Carr constantly states historical and scientific facts that show how the internet is following a path from the past.

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Many forms of media have emerged over the decades. Some die while others stay and thrive. Over the past few, a sensational digitalized type of media has loomed into the modern world; it is called the new media. This phenomenon has drastically changed the public-from feeling more informed and ‘united’ with their peers to perceptions of fear and even ignorance inductions. Media commentator Sherry Turkle gives an example of the damages new media can cause through her book excerpt “Connectivity and its Discontents” and author Dallas Spires, who also gives an exemplar of this case through her essay “Will Text Messaging Destroy the English Language?”.

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In 2022, there were 36.89 million internet users in Canada. The number of Canadians using internet keeps climbing, in only 12 years nine million four hundred ninety thousand Canadians became internet users (Statista, 2022). This is because internet has changed the way Canada does things, nowadays almost everything requires internet and internet is at everyone’s fingertips. Internet has become a crucial part to Canadas’s productivity and success. Internet allowed Canada to advance along with the rest of the world, providing more success and

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Many people associate the Internet as one of the finest developments ever created by humans. The Internet has given people a wide range of usage. Using the Internet can help people communicate with anyone around the world, learn new recipes, help someone apply for a job, attend school without leaving their home, and many other things. The Internet gave nearly everyone possibility to not only obtain and share information, but also the opportunity to express an their ideas and opinion. It appears as if the Internet has completely taken over our lives and has made them easier and better.

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In 1988, the Internet was opened to the public. At that time, not many people were aware of what a huge impact the Internet would have on the lives of future generations and cultures. While it was at first widely accepted by many users because of its astonishingly convenient and unlimited access to information, the enthusiasm for the Internet has more recently diminished and even disappeared in some cases. Many people no longer view the Internet as a helpful tool, but more as a harmful weapon, attacking every area of our lives, including education, communication, literacy, attention span, memory, intelligence, relationships, politics, economics, even sleep, diet, and physical activity. The Internet is ultimately affecting and determining the

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According to Andrew Lam, article “I tweet, therefore I am”, he says, “if communication technology was created to enhance our daily lives, something has dramatically shifted: More and more, we are changing our lives to cater to the digital world.” Lam main point in this article is how people are using over the digital world. Young people used social networks like Facebook and Twitter to rally tens of thousands of people downtown. People are using social networks like Facebook and some people is earning money on YouTube. Everyone can see each other by new technology on social networks; for instance, Facebook will provide you about people information of where you go, and also Google Map that you can see other views located.

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For this Annotated Bibliography, I have chosen to explore the deeper understanding of how the internet and technology affects lives in todays’ society. The audience for this Annotated Bibliography is my fellow classmates, my professor and people who are daily technology users. The article that I have chosen to use are ‘Internet Addiction Left My Brother Homeless” written by Winston Ross, “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk” written by Sherry Turkle, and “Impact of the Internet on Thinking” written by Alan Greenblatt. The purpose of this paper is to help inform people others on the affects that technology has on more than just commination skills.

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Online media; the reactions of this vessel come from two opposite sides of the spectrum, almost as if it were two separate entities. On one side, a revolutionary tool to connect ideas and individuals. The other, a dangerous weapon to corrupt academics and adolescents. One laudable individual uses this new creation to connect, educate, and entertain the Millennials. Hank Green, an outstanding online leader,makes the internet a more organized and more profitable place for creators, gives adolescents the tools to become greater and more educated members of society, and spreads charity throughout the online world.

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In “How social media can change history” Clay Shiky explains how is a media landscape where people can send a message to the world with just one click of a button. He incorporates stories to explain the three big changes in social media. The first change is the Internet. Shinky explains how the Internet is the pathway to “many-to-many pattern.”

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The internet has changed many aspects of human life and culture, and will change the way economies, relationships, and politics

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