The availability of information provided by the Internet is astounding. It has truly changed the world and how we perceive it. Someone once said that knowledge is power, but I can’t remember who. Well, I’ll just plug that phrase into google. Voilà! Sir Francis Bacon said it. The information on the Internet is the culmination of our collective knowledge. The Internet allows every one of us access to that power. Whether we’re catching up on current events, doing some online shopping, or doing some research for work or school the Internet gives us access to the information that we desire at our fingertips anytime and, with the proliferation of mobile devices, anywhere.
The availability of information through the Internet has affected many industries. The retail industry has been profoundly affected. Retail stores can promote themselves online by advertising sales and discounts. Customers can look at the websites of different stores to compare prices and read reviews by other customers on the products that they wish to purchase. In the education industry the Internet has almost done away with the need to have actual books made from paper. Many books are available in electronic format. We can purchase a book online and download it to our computers or mobile devices. A lot of the information on the Internet that can be used by teachers is free. The Internet can be a great teaching tool if used carefully. A lot of information on the Internet is invalid and unverified. It is up to the user to judge whether the information is correct or not. When I want to learn something about a particular topic I will usually visit many websites that feature that topic and then try to sort out what is true and what is nonsense.
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