Friday, April 11, 2008

The Power of the Internet

The only reason you have to leave your computer in today’s world is to go to the bathroom. With the click of a mouse you can access anything you can imagine via the internet. This includes buying any item you can possibility image and having it transported to your front door. You can even use the internet to call the pizza guy via a program such as Skype and have him developer it within 20 minutes or it is free. The internet is a beautiful thing but it defiantly making a lot of lazy people. You no longer have to go out and find that perfect jacket or pair of shoes when you can go on eBay and buy it for a cheaper price and have it shipped to your front door. You have just saved time and money without even leaving your desk chair. I personally have very little experience with purchasing goods over the internet because I like to see the items in person before I purchase them. The idea of getting ripped off is a constant fear I have if I were to buy something over eBay. I may have problems with online purchasing but millions of people do it on an annual basis in North America. It is a major industry and it is a positive for small companies that can’t afford to rent out a store but have a great product. It allows these companies to distribute their products without an actual store location. The power of the internet continues to grow and the trend of lazy internet users will continue well into the future. This internet purchasing is promoting less face to face communication in our world. People are becoming more in touch with their computer screen than with real people.

No comments: