The History of Computers and the Internet

The birth of the internet created a revolution on technology, and social media in the world. It created a vast amount of change, and has put humans onto a path that they thought they could not walk on. It has shifted modern culture and helped shape it into a unique one where the internet seems to run the world. One big part of internet culture is the platform Web 2.0. It has helped shape many applications and has had an impact on creation, and content presented in the web to viewers. Web 2.0 can be shown in the popular app Twitter, and it shows how the site has evolved, what concepts are involved in it, and the future of Twitter and Web 2.0.

In the 1960’s, the first ever email was sent, and this was where online social media began to commence. Although the first recognisable social media website was called Six Degrees, and was not created until 1997. This allowed users to design a profile and chat with other users on the site – however, two years on, in 1999, the first blogging sites started to become popular, which is what started the social media sites that we know today. This lead to social media exploding in popularity, and next is how social media has evolved.

While social media networks did not become prominent until the early 2010’s, the conception of social media networks can be traced back at early as 2003. Few people noticed when MySpace launched in Santa Monica, California, hundreds of miles from Silicon Valley.

This website allowed school students to connect among themselves but was later shut down due to improper maintenance. In 2002, Friendster.com was created and was an instant hit among the teens as it offered very unique features. The company was growing at a rapid pace and it became difficult for them to maintain their servers and hence turned out to be failure. In 2004, Facebook was founded which later became the king of social networks. After the rise of Facebook, social media became a platform for the people to discuss about social and cultural issues.

Due to the global proliferation of social media, Facebook and other social networking sites (SNS), researchers have taken an interest in studying the nature of how people utilise SNS especially with regard to age disparities. However, there is a lack of qualitative research that investigates participants’ values and perceptions of SNS (Pfeil, Arjan and Zaphiris 2009). The purpose of this research is to explore this question by investigating the influence of age on participants ' perceptions of the SNS, Facebook. Facebook was selected for this study due its popularity, as identified by Tong et al. (2008) as having a membership population of approximately eighteen million.

Due to the globalisation of social media, Facebook and other social networking sites (SNS), researchers have taken an interest in studying the nature of how people utilise SNS especially with regard to age disparities. However, there is a lack of qualitative research that investigates participants’ values and perceptions of SNS (Pfeil, Arjan and Zaphiris 2009). The purpose of this research is to explore this question by investigating the influence of age on participants ' perceptions of the SNS, Facebook. Facebook was selected for this study due its popularity, as identified by Tong et al. (2008) as having a membership population of approximately eighteen million.

Social networking is a global phenomenon, in the past teenagers and college students were the most active users, but now older generations are embracing this new technology (ComScore, 2012). A recent survey of 2,255 people conducted by the Pew Research Centre found 16% of Social Networking users were aged between 18 to 22 years old, 32% were between 23 – 35 years, 26% between 36 – 49 years, 20% between 50 – 65 years and 6% were aged 65+. (Hampton, Goulet, Rainie, Purcell, 2010). With an increasing number of people choosing to engage in social networking sites, across all age ranges, it is interesting to look at how this phenomenon might be redefining social relationships.

Social network sites (SNSs) such as such as Friendster, CyWorld, and MySpace allow individuals to present themselves, articulate their social networks, and establish or maintain connections with others (Ellison, 2007). These sites could be used for work related situation, romance, connecting with individuals with shared interest, or creating a connection amongst college students. Facebook enables its users to present themselves in an online profile, accumulate ‘‘friends’’ who can post comments on each other’s pages, and view each other’s profiles (Ellison, 2007). Individuals can write on the wall of friends, send private message, comment on posts, as well as chat via instant messaging. Much of the early research on online communities assumed that individuals using these systems would be connecting with others outside their pre-existing social group or location, liberating them to form communities around shared interests, as opposed to shared geography (Ellison, 2007).

The arrival of the internet initiated a new age in which people had the ability to create their own community. The universality of it allowed people from all across the globe to easily interact with each other which meant it was no longer necessary to live in proximity with one another in order to maintain contact and make friends. One of the applications that emerged as a result of the internet age was YouTube. YouTube allowed people to be able to view and hear others without having to be in vicinity of them. It quickly became a linking force between people and allowed them to expand beyond their social bubble which provided opportunities for them to have contact with people who live far away. The years following its launch have only strengthened its position as a source of connection between people as it is increasingly used as a platform to share one’s life.

The Internet is and always will be the most revolutionary thing of our time. The internet is literally is, going, and will be the most important thing in our entire existence. It alone has made communication much easier and faster world wide. With it's invention, it made telegraphs, telephones, radios seem out of date. But in the Internets early developments it was kept a secret.

An ever-connected society that is just growing more and more isolated, what a perfect paradox. January 1, 1983, the birth of the internet! The new and astounding invention that was bound to change the world, and it surely did. The internet has revolutionized communications, it has completely changed the way that we can share information, ideas and news (almost instantaneously now), and it has become a new and uncensored outlet for any form of personal expression that one may desire to post. And I must say that the internet is likely one of the best inventions of the human race-- but also the worst, too. Yes this is an astounding creation, but has it been misused and abused to the point of no return?

At any given time of day, anyone can access an abundant amount of information at the click of a button. Men, women, kids, teenagers, adults and even the elderly are learning how to use the internet to their advantage. Among all the benefits the internet has provided to us, online communication has proven to be the most beneficial. Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have made it easy for everyone to stay in contact with each other. Regardless of how far apart a family member or friend is, everyone is just one click away. If someone is not having a good day, they can share their feelings with everyone in a matter of seconds. These social networking sites have become quite popular among adolescents. They allow teens to stay more connected with their friends outside of school. Now teens have become more obsessed with their friends Facebook or Twitter status than engaging in outdoor activities like football or

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The first-sale doctrine is an important provision in the United States Code regarding businesses and transactions, especially in a rapidly expanding digital world. The development of technology and the Internet is impacting the interpretation of the first-sale doctrine. Additionally, the first-sale doctrine has created some conflict within the courts because of its ambiguity in regards to the international and digital markets. While there is a specific importation ban within the Copyright Act of 1976 in 17 U.S.C. § 602(a), the first-sale doctrine, prior to the result of Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons, Inc., did not apply to manufactured goods from outside of the United States. Before the holdings of the Kirstsaeng and Costco v.

The history of the Internet starts with the making of electronic computers in the 1950’s. After a bunch of rabble The first concepts of the Internet were invented in the 1960’s who saw much use in allowing computers to share information. It was mainly used for scientific and military purposes, research, development, and sorts. J.C.R. Licklider of MIT first suggested the idea of a global network of computers in 1962. He moved to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop the Internet. A while later, the Internet was brought online in 1969, but was previously known as ARPANET. It was done under contract with the renamed Advanced Research Projects Agency. At first, It connected four major computers, which were located in different universities. The mystical Internet was designed to provide a communications network that would still function even if some dominant sites were down. The early Internet was used by computer experts, engineers, scientists, and librarians. There were no personal computers back in the day, and everyone who used it had to learn an extremely complex system. Two scores and three years ago, (1972) Email was adapted by Ray Tomlinson. He selected the @ symbol from the available symbols on his teletype to link a username and address. Some time later in the 70’s, the Internet developed further, thanks to TCP/IP architecture initially proposed by Bob Kahn. In 1986 the National Science Foundation funded NSFNet as a cross country 56 Kbps fortitude for