I'd like to give others a feel of what the Internet environment was like and maybe show people in the present and future what is going on. One objective of this new segment is to just show people things that they might or might not know about. The Internet is vast and I just want to explore it all I can and share the gems with everyone.
After all, the Internet is known as the information superhighway, a term popularized by former vice president Al Gore. Good information and bad can last forever. The world as we know it has become increasingly dependent on the Internet. Modern teens have not known a known a world without it. Just a decade ago, the majority of the modern world knew about the Internet as a growing phenomenon, but now it's part of daily life. Back in the 90's even the NBC morning show had a difficulty grasping it. Now it's in there regular vernacular and understanding.
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Not only is it part of our daily lives, it's essential for utilities across the United States and other countries. Many films like Die Hard 4 incorporated the realities of cyber warfare and dependence into their story. In the movie Bruce Willis' character John McClane has to fight and rescue his daughter and the country from a cyber terrorist who threatens the countries utilities by breaking into the computer systems of all the utilities in America, which are networked. Because it is networked, the utility has become more efficient and yet more vulnerable to sabotage. One act of sabotage could theoretically affect the country's water, electrical and sewage systems.
With so much change all around us, is the Internet good or bad? The Internet has been seen as a great revolutionary tool to humanity. In the coming weeks, I'll be discussing the ramifications of its effect on our lives as we effect our change on it.
More to come when I get more ideas..
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