PBS Special: Living Online - Good or Bad
Back in late March, I detailed some of the ways that computers and the Internet had changed my life. I use Google News to check breaking news. I use online services such as Evite to organize face-to-face activities. I communicate with more people through email than by phone or in person. I buy gifts online.
Then I asked you to add your own experiences of how the Internet has changed your life.
Before I get to some of your responses, I want to point you to some relevant research done by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Pew found that the Internet is becoming more important in life’s “major moments and milestones.” The survey found that 45% of Internet users, or about 60 million Americans, say the Net helped them make big decisions or get through major episodes in their lives in the past two years.
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