THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON SOCIETY: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

BY: SUPRI SOUMYA SAHOO

THE INTERNET IS THE DECISIVE TECHNOLOGY OF THE INFORMATION AGE, AS THE ELECTRICAL
ENGINE WAS THE VECTOR OF TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL AGE.
THIS GLOAL NETWORK OF COMPUTER NETWORKS, LARGELY BASED NOWADAYS ON
PLATFORMS OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, PROVIDES UBIQUITOUS CAOPACITY OF
MULTIMODAL, INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION IN CHOSEN TIME, TRANSCENDING SPACE.THE
INTERNET IS THE GUIDING TECHNOLOGY OF THE IT AGE JUST AS THE ELECTRICAL ENGINE WAS
OF THE INDUSTRIAL AGE. THE INTERNET IS A GLOAL NETWORKS THAT MAINLY PROVIDE
WIRELESS INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION. THOUGH THE INTERNET WAS FIRST DEPLOYED IN
1969, IT WAS ONLY IN THE 1990S THAT IT BECAME AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
THE INTERNET IS THE EPITOME OF THE FAST MOVING, DYNAMICS SECTOR OF THE TWENTY
FIRST CENTUARY. INTERNET NOW HAS BECOME MORE PERVASIVE
THAN TELEVISION AND RADIO IN TODAY’S GLOBALISED WORLD.
WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE INTERNET AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLGY THE DEVELOPMENT HAS STARTED TAKEN PLACE.
THERE IS NO GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES LEFT AS ALL ARE
REMOVED BY THE INTERNET COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY.
CYBER HAS REMOVED THE DISTANCE AS NOW EVERYBODY IS SO
INTERCONNECTED, PEOPLE SHARE THEIR IDEAS, THOUGHTS,
SUGGESTIONS, PROBLEMS, IDEAS ETC AND CYBER ALWAYS
WELCOME THEM. INTERNET HAS EMERGED AS A PROMINETS
MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATIONS. THE ISSUE THAT HAS BECOME A PROMINENT FOCUS OF
DEBATE AND ALSO IS TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF INTERNET ON SOCIETY. THIS ALSO LEADS TO
THE TRANSFORMING PHASE OF THE SOCIETY THAT HOW THE SOCIETY IS BEEN TRANSFORMING
AND A NEW SOCIETY IS BEEN EMERGING.IN THIS TRANSFORMATION OF THE SOCIETY IT IS
SATATE WHICH PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY WHICH LEADS TO THE CHANGES.INTERNET HELP A LOT IN
THE FIELD OF EDUCATIONS BY PROVIDING NEW INFORMATIONS AND KEEP THEM UPDATED.
INTERNET ALSO BRINGS NEW SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT FROM PRIVATE SPACE TO THE
GLOBALISED WORLD. INTERNET HAS NOW BECOME A SOURCE OF JOY A D EDUCATIONS BOTH.
ITS PROVIDES EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS USING EMAILING AND INSTANT MESSAGING
SERVICES TO ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

*ADVANTAGES:-
 . ONLINE EDUCATIONS
. CASHLESS TRANSACTIONS
. ELECTRONIC MAIL
. JOB SEARCHING
. COMMUNICATION, BANKING, SHOPPING
*DISADVANTAGES:-
. ADDICTION, TIME WASTER, CAUSE DISTRACTION
. BULLYING, TROLLS, CRIME
. SPAM AND ADVERTISING
. VIOLENT IMAGES
. HACKING, VIRUS THREAT

AT THE LAST I WOULD LIKE TO CONCLUDE THAT THE INTERNET IS A POWERFUL SOURCES OF
KNOWLEDGES FOR ALL OF US. THE INTERNET IS A HANDY TOOL FOR EDUCATION AND CAN BE
USED TO FACILITATE LEARNING.IT IS GOOD AS WELL AS BAD BUT THE INTERNET IS GOOD
DEPENDING ON HOW AND WHEREYOU USE IT.