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The Internet has almost anything you want in it, and it is huge. |
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No Brainer |
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It beats the hell out of watching Spanish television. |
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No doubt. |
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Most people believe it was invented by Americans. It was only commercialised by them. It originally
started off in CERN in Geneva, Switzerland for a way for Scientists to trade and send information
rapidly. Yes the same place with the LHC. |
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The internet is not only greatest form of media but it also a way for people to get different views
and opinions. The mass media tends to follow a popular story and do not talk about some of the more
important issues facing average people. On the internet, you can visit blog, video blogs and other
forms of opinion, something ABC,FOX,NBC,MSNBC, and CNN lack terribly. |
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The interwebs is a series of tubes. Sometimes these tubes become clogged........ |
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All other forms of media are on the Internet these days, so of course it is the greatest form of
media.
The Internet is responsible for the globalization of society. Can radio or magazines say that? Nope. |
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Yes,it is. |
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Of course, because on the pc you get all the media! (if you have a descent broadband speed) |
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I agree. The Internet is all of humankind's' (I'm trying to be non-sexist) greatest achievements
rolled into one: TV, radio, written media, and is extremely easy to search for, access and browse
through. Granted, hackers and viruses are everywhere, as are phony sites, but today's antivirus,
firewall and anti-scam applications are more than capable than repelling and defending against these
threats.
Although I still never trust anything from a not-well-known site, the Net is easily the Greatest
Form of Media in the world. |
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Yes. All other forms of media require the person using them to be a passive absorber of information.
There is no participation. With the Internet, on the other hand, a person actively seeks out
information and can share or comment on what he or she discovers. The experience is essentially
participatory and, ultimately, expressive of the person's own character.
With the rise to mass popularity of the World Wide Web, information has been liberated from the high
priests who once guarded it. Yes, there is a lot of junk out there too. But that's human nature, and
anyone surfing the Internet will quickly become aware of the fact that not all information is to be
trusted, causing them to develop critical faculties, probably to a much greater extent than was the
case with traditional media, which most people implicitly assume are trustworthy. |
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What we see in today’s lives is the pace. The basic criterion for living a highly appreciated life
is the speed and how fast one can move ahead to the goal of his or her life. The Internet latest and
most welcome accelerator of human life that boost the velocity of their learning or working process.
With the help of this giant named Internet one can easily have the world in his palm. Starting from
the matter of world’s political news to sports, academic field to creative region, anybody is now
able to make the fastest access through this Internet. Just a few seconds, and the world can become
in front of your knowledge-thirst eyes. Thus Internet has become the most irresistible positive
catalyst in our lives which needs a real pace. Is there anybody to make a point against it? |
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The Internet is no doubt a very remarkable form of media. It not just saves a lot of time it also
provides limitless information on any topic you require. Information on the Internet is available in
any format you are comfortable with and this makes it user friendly. It can not be ignored that
Internet has a lot of cons as well but the fact that its pros are outweighing the cons proves the
worth of the medium. |
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Internet is definitely is a greatest form of media; because it covers every aspect of print
(newspaper, magazine), electronic (television and radio) and communication devices(emails,
telephone). For example. You can watch Television on Internet, make phone calls, read newspapers,
and send emails and what not. Internet is faster, saves time and convenient for advertisement,
communication and businesses.
It’s great for people whose social life is restricted to para social interactions. From
entertainment to education or from socializing to chatting can be done through Internet. Everything
is available on one click, whether it’s shopping or banking. Today world is moving at high pace
whether its technology or education. Internet is using technology to make everything so easy and
electronic (like e-banking, e-commerce etc); making everything cheaper from any other of media,
download free music or movies, call at lowest rates, whereas you can read as many newspaper as you
want at the price of one.
Internet can be use to buy tickets, seeking job opportunities, collect information on any topic and
do whatever one wants while taking some precautionary measures like: Avoid giving personal details,
try and stop spamming, gain knowledge about viruses to avoid them affecting your computer and use
parental control to stop the use of pornography. However, the advantages of Internet outweigh the
disadvantages of it. |
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I agree. The Internet is extremely useful. There are disadvantages, such as banning and adult sites,
but this kind of stuff can appear in other media as well. People can be conned with any media, such
as with phone lines on the television or piracy in cinemas.
The Internet is safe if you choose to use it in a safe way. If you're careful with who you choose to
give your personal details to and avoid talking to people who you are suspicious of, then you can
make the Internet safe for yourself and enjoy all the benefits that it has to offer.
The Internet has some excellent sites such as Friends Reunited and other social networking sites
which can help us trace friends and lost members of our family, something which would be very
difficult to do otherwise.
There is nothing wrong with chatting online, as long as you are careful and do not spend most of
your time doing it. As for viruses, there are virus protection packages that you can purchase to
protect your computer.
The Internet is also extremely useful in terms of jobs, as more and more opportunities are being
made available for people who wish to work freelance and there are some great sites which can help
you to promote your work, such as your artwork or your writing. |
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I'm for it, as long as we use Internet properly, it will be very useful for us. Studying, working,
enjoyment, or what else, Internet is the greatest media to get useful information. |
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The Internet is the greatest communication system, and within it the types of applications (web,
instant messaging, video, email etc) make it the best form of media. |
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I totally agree with your comments. Internet has made this world a global village and we have an
easy and quick access to the material we need. Internet is being used in the whole world for the
following purposes;
• Research
• Online Education
• Business
• Online Selling & Purchasing
• Online Banking Transactions
• Communication
• Enjoyment
• Online Employment etc
So Internet is the greatest media and it has brought radical changes in our life. |
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Hoo, boy -- anyone who is a member of the non-Internet media will tell you how fallacious this
is!
In my 30-year journalism career, the No. 1 thing new reporters are taught is “Never implicitly
believe anything you read online.” Why: Because it is entirely unsubstantiated.
The print media’s Bible (in the U.S.), the Associated Press Stylebook, warns, “ The Web is a
sprawling databank that’s one-quarter wheat and three-quarters chaff. Any information you find
should be assessed with the same care that you use for everything else.”
Writers must check to see who is sponsoring a Net page, if the domain type is appropriate for the
info provided, that the source of the info is clearly stated, and to look for obvious bias.
The trend now is get rid of pesky, skeptical, questioning reporters and just supply readers with
news gleaned from online sources. This is scary and dangerous. |
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The internet is an excellent source, as long as you're looking at a 100% credible site. (BBC, CNN,
Fox News, etc.) But until there is a way to make sure there is no false info, hacked data and other
things, I will prefer a good old newspaper or magazine. |
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No, the Internet is not the best form media. The one good thing about it is that it is a place that
all of the world is represented. Bad is that not all posted information, even if it looks like it
is true, is not true and there misinformation that is strongly misleading. People using it can lie
to get their candidate elected and can be extremely destructive to innocent people. Can allow
pedophiles to harm children. Can allow terrorists, nazis, cults, and other damaging groups to
communicate and sprew their 'gospel.' No, until there is a way to rate such things, and more, on
the Internet like movies are rated, it is definitely not the best...at least NOT in the free world. |
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The Internet is one of the best forms of media but I wouldn't vote it the best.
I think that television news coverage for example is excellent. We can have live coverage , verbally
and visually conveyed as events are taking place around the world and the quality of , for
example, of the BBC news is wonderful.
Radio is another excellent form of media. Stations such as the world service, Radio Four and local
radio stations bring programmes of all sorts into our lives without having to have a PC
available.
Yes the Internet can bring all sorts of things to us but it can be abused and it's difficult to
monitor what goes on the Internet , it's easier to control standards on the television and radio.
The Internet isn't easy for all to access. It's cheaper to buy a radio or television than a PC and
pay a monthly broadband charge. Certain age groups, for example older people tend to have fewer PC's
available to them.
Television and radio have such a wide range of programmes such as debates, politics, sport, shopping
channels it makes them hard to beat.
I think that I'd have to say that whilst being great , the Internets not the best. |
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The Internet certainly is an excellent means of communication and for gathering information, music,
news, etc it's second to none. However, I don't believe that it is the greatest media.
The Internet is an almost lawless environment, like the border towns of the American frontier.
Practically anything can happen without a kind of law enforcement. For this reason I believe that
the Internet has increased the number of possibilities for criminals. Using the Internet, criminals
can hack, phish, con, not to mention offenders who groom children on the Internet and then try to
meet up with them. Stealing your personal information has never been so convenient for criminals,
it has created a whole new area of crime that law enforcement teams across the world were slow to
counter.
The Internet has encouraged people to be lazy. Rather than walking to the shops to buy something,
they simply click a button. Convenient yes, but ultimately lazy.
The access to information is certainly second to none, but it has decreased the need for books.
What's more, reading things on the Internet is not as much fun as holding the actual book in your
hands.
As to whether the Internet is the Greatest of all media depends on how you weight the media against
the Internet. The television is certainly an amazing thing, it is also great for accessing
information, entertainment from across the world, films, documentaries, music, comedy etc. It is
not as diverse as the Internet but only because the limitations are different.
Personally, I still think film, which has the power to make me laugh and cry is still the best for
me because the Internet may be amazing, but it's never made me feel anything. Whereas I have come
out of films inspired or moved. |
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Although the Internet provides us with lots of information and other benefits, its negative impacts
can't be ignored:
1- People are misusing the Internet and providing incorrect information, just so they can get
money.
2- Pornography and other adult websites are spoiling it for people, especially kids.
3- Negative minded people send viruses out, just for fun.
4- Students are wasting their precious time, online chatting and things like that.
5- Hacking of data is very common on the Internet.
So, nothing is secure out there. Therefore, the Internet is not that great of a media unless these
things are removed. |
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07 Dec 2007 16:18
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