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The Internet - Coggle Diagram
The Internet
Evolution
The U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency researched protocols that allowed computers to communicate over a distributed network, as opposed to a centralized network.
Ray Tomlinson developed the naming system for email we use today using the "" symbol to indicate the server.
Email has revolutionized the way people communicate, making it possible to communicate globally in a matter of seconds.
The RAND Corporation developed a technology that allowed voice messages to be sent through a network, without using the central hub necessary for the "hub and spoke model".
The "dot-com boom" allowed many startup websites to create wealth through innovative ideas, while many were yet unproven.
This ultimately led to a crash, as many of these companies went bankrupt when their stocks fell due to their unsustainability.
Social Media
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Benefits
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Users are less restricted in sharing their thoughts, opinions, and needs.
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Concerns
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The "internet generation" will suffer from loneliness and lack interpersonal skills necessary for in person interactions
Globalization
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Available in countries where speech is limited, particularly when challenging governmental standards
This has led to censorship changes in countries like China when Google threatened to pull out of the country completely.
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Credibility
Much of the information available on the internet is not the work of professional authors, leading to many false or misleading claims appearing as facts.
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Wikipedia, a leading source of information, has some measures in place to "verify" uploaded information. However, ultimately, the uploaded information comes from other amateur users.