Thanks God For the Internet

All over the world,the internet has been a key defining feature of the social cultural and economic environment.This has seen information spread and even mobilization and demonstrations started by simple Facebook post toppling governments to sharing of disasters occurring in real time and being streamed live.People even spend more time on the internet according to a CISCO study

Across the globe, many of the defining political and cultural moments of the last ten years centered around the electronic networks that connect us: political protests have been organized from smart phones and news of natural disasters has broken online even went viral.

The Internet has potentially reduced the importance of physical proximity in creating and maintaining networks of strong social ties contrary to face-to-face interaction or even the telephone, the Internet offers opportunities for social interaction that do not depend on the distance between parties it has also developed new relationships on-line. The Internet allows social contact at any time, anywhere, and any circumstances, it allows people to connect with distant as well as local family and friends, co-workers, business contacts, and with strangers who share similar interests.This is quite evident in the dominance of social media in the modern world.

Telecommunication has improved As broadband  Internet connections have become commonplace and more workers have adequate bandwidth at home to use these tools to link their home to their corporate intranet facilities  and internal communication networks enhancing real time communication.Collaborative publishing has seen wikis being used in the academic community across institutional and international boundaries.Electronic business has improved with purchasing,supply chain management,marketing,sales,customer service,and it is also enhancing relationships between clients and customers.