Kid in a Bin
...rice to download, music for example, is far cheaper than to buy it in the shops. Films and music which haven’t been released in the UK, but have in other countries can be downloaded quiet easily. Chat rooms and instant message conversations can be done between anyone in the world at any time. For example, if you’re living in UK and a member of your family moves to Australia the price to call him/her wouldn’t be cheap, but to chat over the web costs nothing. E-mail is great for businesses as it is offers instant delivery. You can attach files to e-mails which can also be sent quickly and easily. The internet has unlimited amounts of information. By typing keywords into search engines such as Yahoo, MSN, Ask Jeeves, and Google you will receive thousands of links to websites relating to what you’re looking for. It is extremely useful to students who want to know about particular topics. There are several homework help websites that have been set-up to help students with particular problems. ‘Online teachers’ are available to answer any queries the students may have. The BBC has an especially good, and easy to follow website for Standard Grade revision. Other websites have message boards where you are able to post your problems and get a personal response within a few days. Almost any topic can be searched on the web with a quick instantly. Last year £135 million worth of credit card fraud was reached. US company surveillance says 20% of labelled goods sold on the internet are fake. The president of the company said the most likely brands to be fake are Gucci, Calvin Klein and Rolex. Ordering over the internet is always a risk, you either chose to take it or you don’t. There is always the chance of someone getting your credit card details and you won’t know about it until you receive the bill. At least when you go shopping you can have a proper look at the item you are buying and decided whether it is what you want. Ordering online can be a hassle if what you order isn’t what you expected it to be, and have to return it costing you more money. Musicians are concerned with the internet providing their music online at no cost. Services such as Napster, Ares, and Kazza provide almost any song to internet users. There are now too many of these types of servers to shut them all down. Although chat rooms can be extremely beneficial for some, there are also several bad points. A survey by NSPCC say 30% of teenagers have been sexually harassed on the internet chat rooms. Someone who appears to be really friendly and honest may be the opposite in real life. Paedophiles groom the person, and try their best to gain that persons trust. 4 million children were surveyed by NOP, and it was found that 20% would freely give out their home address, and 14% would g...