Imagine having to go to the library to check out an encyclopedia for a project, or having to actually pick up a phone to wait for your friend to pick up when you want to talk to them. Imagine not being able to communicate to anyone in a different country than you. Imagine not being able to interact with your favorite influencer on social media, or to not be able to see what your friends are up to. That was the reality just 40 years ago. The Internet is still a fairly new technology but it has made leaps and bounds within those years. The Internet has become an important medium of communication in modern society, allowing people to communicate with each other instantly. It has revolutionized communication and changed the world as well as the daily lives of individuals forever.
Internet is, as defined by Wikipedia, “The Internet is a worldwide, publicly accessible series of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP). It is a “network of networks” that consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and government networks, which together carry various information and services, such as electronic mail, online chat, file transfer, and the interlinked web pages and other resources of the World Wide Web (WWW)”. The internet allows people to access each other as well as information through different digital devises such as computers, phones, and tablets.
In 1989, the World Wide Web was a project being done at the CERN lab in Europe and was released to the public in 1991. The main purpose of this technology was to allow scientist and employees to share their research and ideas from around the world. However now, it is used for many more things from of course, research, to communicating with our friends and watching funny cat videos.
Communicationtoday.net refers to the internet as "an active and interactive medium." Users are able to consume information and media on the internet as well as create their own, like this blog. People are also able to give their opinions on information in the comments of videos and blogs. We are now able to interact directly with each other. From liking and commenting on your friend's post on instagram, to direct messaging them on social media or texting them. Communication with others have been made instantaneous, if they want to reply to you instantly. You don't have to wait for your friend to come back from their vacation to talk to them or to see their pictures. They can send them to you while they're in any part of the world and you can still get them instantly. You can share videos you find funny, or interesting, you can repost information and show your support for causes that are important to you, you can see what other people are sharing, and supporting, all in mere seconds.
It has also revolutionized communication in the education field. Before, you would have to go to the library, and check out the book you'd need to finish your homework or an encyclopedia for your research project. Now we have all the information we need at our fingertips. I mean, when was the last time you picked up an encyclopedia since Wikipedia was invented? As students, we have access to a vast amount of research including research papers and other peer- reviewed sources. Your instructors can now post homework online, answer your homework questions or any concerns you may have remotely. If you have a group project, you don't even have to meet to do it. You can video chat and use software like google docs or google slides to consolidate your information and complete your project.
The internet has changed the way jobs operate too. Thanks to the internet, you don't even have to be in the office anymore to do your job. You can send anything to anyone in the world. You can work from anywhere in the world. You need to send a project proposal to clients in Spain while you're in the U.S? You can do that. I do freelance 3D modeling and I just sent a project to client in India from my dorm in my pajamas. And in regards to freelance and jobs like that, people can now advertise their services and gain more clientele in a fairly quick way.
The communication sector is constantly changing and being revolutionized. Back in the olden days,
people relied on the snail mail, newspaper, and then the radio for their information and communication. Now we rely almost solely on the internet. From personal uses to the workplace, the internet had revolutionized the way we communicate. I can only imagine how it will advance and progress in the next 50 years.
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