Internet Use - Speech Draft

The internet has been probably the biggest creation in the history of mankind. It’s from getting news across the corner of the world to getting access to shopping. Now, everything is at your fingertips. The internet can provide you with almost anything and can offer you a lot within its service. However, like every single creation has its own advantages and disadvantages, so does the internet. The internet has much more advantages then its disadvantages.
            What is the internet? The internet is basically a network that connects other networks. A few years back, the internet was unknown to some people and very rare. But today, the internet has become the most powerful communication tool throughout the world. Not only that, but it has become a really powerful tool for business, as well. The internet is used for a lot of reasons. One of the biggest reasons is to send and receive data in the form of e-mails, blogs, web pages, etc. There are billions of devices   that can connect to the internet, mostly desktops, laptops, smart phones, tablets, and Macs. Nowadays, almost everyone has access to these devices.

The internet has a lot of advantages. Faster communication, information resources, entertainment, social networking, and online services are just some advantages. The biggest target of the internet has been fast communication and this has gone beyond what the humans expected. Newer ideas will just make the internet even faster to communicate and make it faster and better as technology continues to grow. Now, you can communicate with someone across the world in a split second. For better and faster communication, you can choose from a variety of chat services. That’s not it. Now, you can also see someone across the world from computer and have a live chat and one of the good services available for that is Skype.  The information on the internet is probably the biggest advantage the internet has and gives. Information on any topic is available on the internet. Search engines such as Google can search up anything you wish to know. There is a huge amount of information available on the internet; in fact any subject that is on the internet known to man.  Students are one of the most top users of researching information. These days, teachers even give out assignments that require using the internet for research. Entertainment is a very popular reason why people use the internet. Downloading games or just keeping up-to-date on what’s going on in life today that’s what the internet provides and in huge numbers of quantity. So, the internet would be a good place for game lovers. Social networking is huge on the internet. Some people cannot survive without Facebook or Twitter. Social networking has helped people meet people with the same interests. Social networking has become so popular for the teenagers that it might just be the communication style instead of meeting in real life and communicating. Apart from that, the internet can help you find jobs, make business, promote ideas, etc. Some people find their life partners on the internet, nowadays. The internet can provide so many online services, like booking movie tickets, paying bills, transferring money, and so on. Now, there are websites that can plan a trip for you. It will book a plane ticket, hotel reservations, food, etc. all of this is done for you. Life is so much easier and more convenient than ever before.

You have seen the good side of the internet, know what about the disadvantages? Well, stealing of personal information, spamming, viruses, and less and less of social connections in real life. The theft of personal information is a big problem these days with the internet. If you’re going to use bank accounts, social networking, etc. then you are putting your personal information at risk, such as your address that you might have put into a social networking website or your credit card number are all at risk. Today, there are very smart people and are capable of doing anything. So, they can hack your information using programs or software’s by breaking through the security system. This threat can create huge problems for you, so be aware when putting personal information out on the internet. Spamming is basically when a lot of messages or ideas are being sent to you rapidly. There is no purpose of spamming, but some people still do it to affect your computer in a negative way on purpose. The virus threats are big in internet and often users of the internet will eventually come across a virus. There are certain software’s that can help you prevent them, but not all viruses can be prevented with one program. Some viruses are very harmful and can break through some anti-virus programs. All the messages, that say, “This virus will blow up your computer.” are fake because viruses can not harm a computer physically. Some viruses just make your computer crash causing it not to work anymore. On the internet many people meet on the internet. More and more people are getting into the social networking world and away from their families and friends. Kids even want to play games on the internet and not go out and play with other kids.  So, the internet can affect the social life of a child if their parents are not strict enough.

The internet has the potential to make our life easy and convenient, but at the same time affect our health and our social connections within the community. The effects of the internet are chosen by the user because of the choices made while online. So, if you were to use the internet in a clever way, the potential of the internet to affect you in a negative way is quite low. By looking at the advantages and disadvantages of the internet, overall in my opinion, the internet would be a good choice because the advantages dominate the disadvantages. It’s not the internet’s fault if you ruin your life by the internet, like I said the consequences are chosen by the user. So, use the internet wisely and I’m sure you won’t have any problems. After viewing the information, it's preferred if you use the internet, but wisely.