Friday, April 12, 2013

USES OF INTERNET


Since the internet has become popular, it is being used for many purposes. Through the
help of the World Wide Web and websites, the internet has become very useful in many ways for
the common man. Today internet has brought a globe in a single room. Right from news across the
corner of the world, wealth of knowledge to shopping, purchasing the tickets of your favorite
movie-everything is at your fingertips.
Here is the list of some common uses of internet
1) Email: By using internet now we can communicate in a fraction of seconds with a person who
is sitting in the other part of the world. Today for better communication, we can avail the facilities
of e-mail. We can chat for hours with our loved ones. There are plenty messenger services and
email services offering this service for free. With help of such services, it has become very easy to
establish a kind of global friendship where you can share your thoughts, can explore other cultures
of different ethnicity.
2) Information: The biggest advantage that internet offering is information. The internet and the
World Wide Web has made it easy for anyone to access information, and it can be of any type, as
the internet is flooded with information. The internet and the World Wide Web have made it easy
for anyone to access information, and it can be of any type. Any kind of information on any topic
is available on the Internet.
3) Business: World trade has seen a big boom with the help of the internet, as it has become easier
for buyers and sellers to communicate and also to advertise their sites. Now a day’s most of the
people are using online classified sites to buy or sell or advertising their products or services.
Classified sites saves you lot of money and time so this is chosen as medium by most of people to
advertise their products. We have many classified sites on the web like craigslist, Adsglobe.com,
Kijiji etc.
4) Social Networking: Today social networking sites have become an important part of the online
community. Almost all users are members and use it for personal and business purposes. It is an
awesome place to network with many entrepreneurs who come here to begin building their own
personal and business brand. For eg:- Facebook, twitter, google+, my space etc.
5) Shopping: In today’s busy life most of us are interested to shop online. Now a day’s almost
anything can be bought with the use of the internet. In countries like USA most of consumers
prefer to shop from home. We have many shopping sites on internet like amazon.com,
Dealsglobe.com etc. People also use the internet to auction goods. There are many auction sites
online, where anything can be sold.

6) Entertainment: On internet we can find all forms of entertainment from watching films to
playing games online. Almost anyone can find the right kind of entertainment for themselves.
When people surf the Web, there are numerous things that can be found. Music, hobbies, news and
more can be found and shared on the Internet. There are numerous games that may be downloaded
from the Internet for free.
7) E-Commerce: Ecommerce is the concept used for any type of commercial maneuvering, or
business deals that involves the transfer of information across the globe via internet. It has become
a phenomenon associated with any kind of shopping, almost anything. It has got a real amazing
and range of products from household needs, technology to entertainment.
8) Services: Many services are now provided on the internet such as online banking, job seeking,
purchasing tickets for your favorite movies, and guidance services on array of topics in the every
aspect of life, and hotel reservations and bills paying. Often these services are not available
off-line and can cost you more.
9) Job Search: Internet makes life easy for both employers and job seekers as there are plenty of
job sites which connect employers and job seekers.
10) Dating/Personals: People are connecting with others through internet and finding their life
partners. Internet not only helps to find the right person but also to continue the relationship.

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