Thursday, September 2, 2010
Social Impact of the Web
There are many areas where the internet has led to changes and innovations. The impact of the Web is undeniable and ubiquitous. But specifically what are the different areas that have the most social impact? Identify 3 areas in which the social impact the Web is clearly seen and provide evidence via links or points.
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1) Fund raising through popular social website such as facebook.Evidence:http://www.causes.com/causes/2979?recruiter_id=1833869
2)Political impact using web.Evidence:http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=MQ4dRGD3fGKl9WytTJ2YDsXK7pPhbT1zFs7DfwrF2QrW9CLkZDb1!-361869914!2001564008?docId=57127123
3)The Economic Impacts of
Unacceptable Web Site Download Speeds.Evidence:http://www.webperf.net/info/wp_downloadspeed.pdf
1) The Internet's signinficant impact on eucation : http://www.college-university-directory.com/internet_1.html
Using the internet for education allows flexibility and variety in educating student. The internet is cheap, easily updated and allows self studying.
2) The internet's impact on politics :
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/02/washington/02campaign.html
The internet is considered as a more efficient wa in broadcasting political views to the public as well as for important decisions made.
3) The intenet's impacts on communication and society :
http://www.helium.com/items/648679-study-questions-social-effects-of-internet-communication
Shopping, billing and many other social activities have become a lot more convenient with the use of internet. The internet has become one of the main and popular medium for communication and social acivities.
http://www.allbusiness.com/marketing-advertising/advertising/3877636-1.html
->McDonald advertises their products through their web and other social net working sites such as twitter.
As a result, there is increasing trend of obesity as more people consume McDonald.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9145398/Text_donations_for_Haiti_earthquake_overwhelm_Red_Cross_
->through internet, many internet users can easily donate their money to Haiti. This is a positive impact by the web because
Donations are immediate which can aid the Haiti.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2231101.stm
-> This shows that China is influenced in terms of politics and religion. Thus the Chinese governments are afraid that
it would cause instability in the nation.
The flexibility of the internet has become the greatest advantage for online education. Since it's now easier to create websites that include interactive activities, chat rooms, etc students and their professors can interact better. The horizons of students and teachers, have become so much greater and the independence internet affords students is great too.
http://www.college-university-directory.com/internet_1.html
1) http://www.pcworld.com/article/203870/facebook_deletes_north_korean_account_but_it_resurfaces.html?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a38:g12:r1:c0.590985:b36553906:z0
It shows that social site Facebook have terms of use for countries and North Korea violated it as it appears on the restrictions of countires. The setting up of North Korea's twitter account also affected South Korea as they are still at war, thus access to it is blocked in the country.
2) http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_574070.html
After a video on Youtube showing this 2 year old Indonesian kid who smoked about 40 cigarettes per day, help from the government has been given as it drew attention to Indonesia's failure to regulate tobacco industry, internet has thus caused social impact.
3) http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_572101.html
It shows how internet can have media impacts.
With the changes and innovations due to the internet, increases the frequency and quality of interpersonal communications among people.
http://www.helium.com/items/648679-study-questions-social-effects-of-internet-communication
Since the internet is universal and easily grasped, any business can create products and services that make use of it. This had produced amazing technological competitiveness.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/writing/shapingtheinternet.mspx
Lastly, the internet makes it possible to distribute any kind of digital information, from software to books, music, and video, instantly and at virtually no cost.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/writing/shapingtheinternet.mspx
The Internet has become a major global tool for communication and information sharing. With websites such as CNN.com, MSNBC.com and FOXNews.com, people now get their news from wherever they are. For example, CNN.com reportedly received a huge Election Day audience of 27 million unique visitors to their site. This shows the impact of internet on media and people.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/11/05/eight-reasons-the-internet-has-changed-politics-forever
Internet has impacted tourism greatly. Now it's easier to plan a trip with information gathered from internet. Statistics show that 76% of affluent US consumers use internet search engines to obtain travel information in 2004. Thus, countries that advertise their tourist spots on internet are benefited as they could fetch higher revenue from tourism industry.
http://www.findvietnamresorts.com/company/advertise/research.pdf
The impact of the Internet is far greater than any other communicative tool in the history. Internet revolutionized our lives in many ways, socially.
The internet is able to provide medical information for healthcare providers. Furthermore, not only the healthcare providers, patients also are able to access to qualified physicians wherever they may be, due to the removal of geographical restrictions by the internet. These provides the patient with a more knowledgeable diagnosis.
http://www.executivehm.com/article/How-will-the-internet-impact-healthcare/
Besides that, the internet helps students, teachers and even parents, in terms of education. Students are able to find out more information about anything under the sun without the help of their teachers. This way, they learn to gain knowledge themselves. On the other hand, teachers can make their lessons more interesting with the internet-- different learning techniques for the students, or having lessons online.
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/STUDENTS/Lui/index3.htm
Lastly, the internet plays an important role for political parties. These political parties uses the media such as cellphones and internet to convey messages to the people, especially youths. Even though it is not the internet that causes people to vote, people who are likely to vote uses internet to search more information and insights about the political parties.
http://www.dissentmagazine.org/online.php?id=244
The impact of the Web is certainly undeniable, with the various benefits and convenience it has brought to us that greatly improves our way of life.
1. With globalisation and the ingenius invention of communicating devices such as the internet and telephones, communicating with people on the other side of the globe has been made much simplier and convenient. Social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, has greatly improved our lifes by enabling us to freely contact our friends, family, potential employers and potential customers. As a result, not only will we get to know the different culture and practices practiced in different countries by various groups of people, but also help "market" ourselves to others throught the web.
(http://www.articlesbase.com/internet-articles/facebook-a-new-way-to-communicate-3248622.html)
2. Political figures have realised the power of social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter. Politicians, such as Barrack Obama and Hilary Clinton, have decided to use these communicative tools to widen their support, not only locally but internationally too, as these social sites are able to connect people around the world.
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8459624.stm)
Although the web has brought to us much convenience and benefits, let us not forget that everything has its disadvantages too, including the web.
3. Criminals have used the web to commit crimes, known as cybercrimes. The web has the ability to connect everyone around the world, therefore criminals have seen this as an opportunity to wreak havoc. The spreading of malicious computer viruses and online fraud cases are some cybercrimes that have been on the rise since the introduction of the internet.
(http://www.suite101.com/content/cybercrime-in-the-world-and-five-rules-to-combat-it-a284886)
1)The internet has affected us in different ways one such example is that we were affected politically as now the US president uses twitter as platform to reach out to the citizens link:http://twitter.com/BarackObama/
2)The internet has also affected us socially by the way we give help to people now just by the click of the phone after hearing about Haiti everyone can donate by sms link: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/1-million-in-donations-for-haiti-via-text-message/
3) Lastly,gamblers who are locked at home can now gain access to the casino by the internet as they can internet gamble link:http://www.the-surfs-up.com/news/gamblingonlinenews.html
Colin said:
Since its invention, the wed had definatly made many impacts on our daily lives. But for better or for worse, that is the question.
Firstly, the Web has changed the way we communicate with each other. Although the internet has allowed us to communicate with people on the other side of the world in an instant, it also weakened our social ties with friends around us.
http://www.helium.com/items/648679-study-questions-social-effects-of-internet-communication
Secondly, the internet also affects the human behaviour and the way we interact with each other in real life. This, in turn, will affect the society as a whole.
http://searchengineland.com/the-impact-of-the-internet-on-human-behavior-20921
Lastly, the way we seek for healthcare is also changed drastically by the wed. Now, people tend to go onto the web and search for cures or solutions to some of the minor health problems, instead of going to the doctor for professional help.
http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/06/14/the-social-impact-of-the-internet-on-health-care/
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1)http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/21/AR2005102102315.html
This is an article on 'Happy Tree Friends' which voices out parents' concern on what their childeren are recieving from the internet, gory cartoons that will twist the young minds of their children. Hencee, the impact would be that the minds of children will be unhealthy.
2)http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news_events/features/2008/04/09_media.php
It identifies the problem that media tends to write what people wants to read rather than what's happening and why it's happening.Hence, leading to creation and permeation of educational stereotypes. Media is seen to identify problems of education rather than writing about inspirational stories from education. Thus, worsening the stereotypes towards education and compound on education problems.
3)http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~surette/mediasrole.html
It identifies the media's role in international terrorism.
Media's impact on the society....http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11706&page=4
psychological impact of video games on adolescence.....http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VH7-45FSS6V-1&_user=10&_coverDate=08/31/2003&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1464652753&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=a754bbc906e26d2781280253964c37ec&searchtype=a
Negative impact- fraudulent increases due to social media...http://www.digitalcommunitiesblogs.com/web_20_convergence/2009/06/social-media-fraud-on-the-incr.php
social networking sites are considered as the most efficient tool in broadcasting political issue to the population. Politicans standing for election have made use of social networking sites, like Facebook, youtube, twitter or even myspace to gain support. The current president of the united states, Barrack hussein Obama, used these sites to widen his support, not just within the united states but all over the world , as these social sites are accessible by people all over the world and thus can connect people living in different countries. link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8459624.stm
the internet is now an important tool for education. Since it has now become easier to create interactive websites, chat rooms, etc students can consult their professors easily through the internet. The inernet has caused the efficiency of teachers to improve a lot and the independence internet affords students is great too. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/magazine/19Essays-online-t.html
however the internet has caused a lot of cybercrime to occur. a survey have shown that 65 in every hundred adults living in this world have been victims of cybercrime. The numbers may vary between countries, but every country had at least 50%. http://www.suite101.com/content/cybercrime-in-the-world-and-five-rules-to-combat-it-a284886
1. The Internet has desensitized most of the society to violence and gore - http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/blogs/for-arguments-sake/face-to-face-with-the-ugly-reality-of-the-internet/20100525-w97c.html
2. The Internet has allowed us to communicate, however not always in a positive way - http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-the-Effects-of-Social-Networking-Websites?&id=1030141
3. Positive & Negative impacts of Social Networking Sites - http://socialnetworking.lovetoknow.com/Are_Social_Networks_Harmful_to_Society
The impact of the web has definitely changed the lives of the society in many aspects, positively as well as negatively.
For example, the internet has affected the education system for learning language, in India. Pupils can now do online communication excercises and listen to audio files found on the net relating to their general topics and world issues.
Evidence:http://www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress/issues/volume12/ej47/ej47int/
The web has its own disadvantages. For example, it can even cause environmental damage on the world. Recent studies have shown that a simple google search can result in 1-10 grams of carbon dioxide emissions because of the electricity usage, and there are tons of it in a day.
Evidence:http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/05/what-is-the-environmental-impact-of-the-internet.php
The Internet is the means through which people get to know each other.It also brings with it access to other things in the world, namely pornography and sexually explicit material. Thus it affects marriage and family relationships as it drives you apart from your loved ones rather than becoming closer to each other.
Evidence:http://www.simplemarriage.net/how-pornography-impacts-marriage-and-family-life.html
1)http://kenmentor.com/courses/liberties/media.html
Courts have not escaped the onslaught of media coverage and media scrutiny. This also questions the limit of access media has on courtrooms and how peoples‘ views on media’s coverage vary.
2)http://www.opendemocracy.net/media-india_pakistan/article_16.jsp
This talks about limiting access to various sources of media due to mainly religious reasons. Thus telling us how media can affect religious views as well.
3)http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/violence/effects_media_violence.cfm
This talks about how a person when exposed to media violence gets very insensitive and increases level of aggression which may lead to becoming a murderer as well.
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