Studies point out that the Internet has been touted as one of the most useful tool for the last two decades, and has had a huge impact on our lives.
Studies point out that the Internet has been touted as one of the most useful tool for the last two decades, and has had a huge impact on our lives.
But along with its benefits, the World Wide Web has also had some negative impacts on people.
China to Unveil Internet Addiction Treatment Standard By 2010
The Chinese Health Ministry will announce standard treatment for Internet addiction by the first half of 2010.
The Chinese Health Ministry will announce standard treatment for Internet addiction by the first half of 2010.
The Telegraph has compiled a list of 50 things that are in the process of being killed off by the web and other tools of modern communication, from products and business models to life experiences and habits.
These things are:
Postal Services Fighting A Losing Battle Against Recession and the Internet
Fewer and fewer mailboxes lining the streets, post offices closing, mail volume in freefall: the US Postal Service is going through tough times, battling the Internet and a recession.
Fewer and fewer mailboxes lining the streets, post offices closing, mail volume in freefall: the US Postal Service is going through tough times, battling the Internet and a recession.
2. Fear that you are the only person unmoved by a celebrity's death
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Majority of Europeans Regularly Use the Internet: Study
More than half of all Europeans are now regularly using the Internet, according to a study released Tuesday that highlights the emergence of a new digital generation .
More than half of all Europeans are now regularly using the Internet, according to a study released Tuesday that highlights the emergence of a new digital generation .
4. Sarah Palin
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6. Ceefax/Teletext
7. Adolescent nerves at first porn purchase
8. Telephone directories
9. The myth of cat intelligence
10. Watches
11. Music stores
12. Letter writing/pen pals
13. Memory
14. Dead time
15. Photo albums and slide shows
16. Hoaxes and conspiracy theories
17. Watching television together
18. Authoritative reference works
19. The Innovations catalog
20. Order forms in the back pages of books
21. Delayed knowledge of sporting results
22. Enforceable copyright
23. Reading telegrams at weddings
24. Dogging
25. Aren't they dead? Aren't they gay?
26. Holiday news ignorance
27. Knowing telephone numbers off by heart
28. Respect for doctors and other professionals
29. The mystery of foreign languages
30. Geographical knowledge
31. Privacy
32. Chuck Norris's reputation
33. Pencil cricket
34. Mainstream media
35. Concentration
36. Mr Alifi
37. Personal reinvention
38. Viktor Yanukovych
39. The insurance ring-round
40. Undiscovered artists
41. The usefulness of reference pages at the front of diaries
42. The nervous thrill of the reunion
43. Solitaire
44. Trust in Nigerian businessmen and princes
45. Prostitute calling cards/ kerb crawling
46. Staggered product/film releases
47. Footnotes
48. Grand National trips to the bookmaker
49. Fanzines
50. Your lunchbreak
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