ADVANTAGES OF INTERNET
Always available
The Internet is aways available for you to use, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. You don't have to wait for it to open or wait for someone to make it available. It is just there, when you need it and for whatever you need.
Of course that does not mean every web site is always open. For instance it is common for bank web sites to shut down at midnight and open again at 7am. Overnight, they are updating and checking all the money transactions that have taken place over the last day.
Vast range of information
Think of any search term and type it into a search engine. We can pretty much guarantee that you will find web sites with information on that term.
It doesn't matter what you want to know about, you will find something on the Internet that can provide the information you need.
Easy to contact people
The Internet provides many ways to enable you to keep in contact with people at all hours of the day and night. From email, forums, chatrooms, telephone calls and video conferencing. You are almost spoilt for choice.
This ability has helped many companies grow from a small local company into a large, multi-national organsiation.
DISADVANTAGES OF INTERNET
Negative effects on family communication
Although there are conflicting research findings on this topic, an article published by Science Daily reported that time spent on the Internet was associated with later declines in within house family communication and a decrease in the number of friends and acquaintances with which they kept
ties.
Lack of conflict resolution
The same article suggests that communication on the web is taking away necessary human conflict. For example, if an Internet conversation starts getting heated or if someone gets angry, it is too easy to just sign off and not deal with the issue. Resolving conflict is a part of life that shouldn’t be avoided and is usually psychologically helpful.
Another proposed disadvantage is that a couple of studies have found strong correlations between frequency of Internet use and loneliness. People that use the Internet often are more likely to become lonely and depressed than those that don’t. One proposal as to why this is the case is because of a potential reduced social support system as a result of the Internet.
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