1. make online purchases at bargain price
2. powerful search engines
3. can listen music or watch video
4. do online business
5. message boards where people can discuss ideas on any topic
6. maintain connection with family and friends while long distance
7. platform for products like SKYPE, which allow for holding a video
conference with anyone in the world who also has access.
8. Online
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1. easily getting addictoin to the
internet and thus causing problems with their interactions of friends
and family
2. pornography that can get in the hands of young children too easily.
3. easy to waste a lot of time on the internet.
4. don't get time to rest
5. feel helpness when the internet connection is down
6. often tend to purchase those exta items that we raely need. Such
purchases are a wastage of money.
7. hackers can create vireses that can get into your personal computer
and stole your data
8. hackers can use the internet for identity theft.
Today, it is rare to find someone under the age
of 70 who doesn��t use the Internet �C at least occasionally. Regardless
of your age and your interests, the Internet provides an easily
accessible source of information and a virtually endless supply of
entertainment. Importantly, the Internet is no longer tied to a home
computer and can be accessed almost anywhere via cell phones, laptops,
tablets, gaming consoles. Wherever you go, the Internet is waiting for
you.
The
question is, when does normal use cross the line into excessive use or
addiction? Because Internet Addiction is not a formal diagnosis
(at least yet), there are no agreed upon standards for what defines
addictive behavior. The one thing that almost all professionals agree
upon is that the number of hours spent online is, by itself, not
enough to indicate a problem.
For
example, one person may spend 40 hours or more per week on the
Internet because his or her work depends on it. Another person may
spend 25 hours per week chatting with family members in another
country. Is this an addiction? Is it excessive? This really depends on
how the time online is (or isn��t) interfering with other important
areas of life such as work, school, health, and in-person
relationships.
Consider two people who both spend 30 hours per week online. Person A
is not working, has withdrawn from family and friends, and has few
social interactions beyond meeting people online. Person B also spends
30 hours per week online but is working, finds time to meet with
friends a few times per week, and generally has a fulfilling life
outside of the virtual world. Clearly, Internet use is more of a
problem for one of these people than the other. Of course, whether
Person A��s Internet use is a cause or a symptom of other problems is a
great question and is something that is covered in another section of
this article.
As a general rule of thumb however, if a person repeated goes
online to avoid real world responsibilities or difficulties and this
avoidance creates even more problems in their life, this may suggest
the presence of an addiction to the Internet.