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Online Growth Continued
In ten years,the World Wide Web has become a powerful new medium for sharing information,conducting business and communicating with people across the room or across the world.
Every day,about 128 million Americans log into the internet to use email,receive news,access government information,conduct business,book travel reservations,and engage in other activities.
American Online lnc.(AOL) now claims more than 35 million members,up from 2 million in 1995.And the number of items listed for sale on e-Bay,an auction site,increased greatly from 443 000 in early 1997 to more then 583 million in the first quarter of 2006.
The online world is increasingly merging with the “real” world,influencing nearly every side of life.
Email allows families and friends around the world to communicate at a low price and more frequently.
The internet’s ability to provide a constant flow of news and information has sped up an already fast pace for most Americans.It also allows them the freedom to shop and conduct other business at their own convenience.
These benefits,however,have not come without a price.Wired life has also brought about growing concern regarding privacy and protection of identities online.
And as with most innovations,those who have less money and receive less education in American society have had much less access to the Web and its respective benefits,creating what some call a “digital divide”.
In spite of these issues,the rate of online growth does not appear to be slowing down at any time soon.
What’s fueling the online rush?
Jonathan Palmer,an internet expert from the University of Maryland,said America Online lnc.has been a large factor in internet growth.
The company’s “ability to bring together access,content and selling in a fairly user-friendly package has certainly sped up growth,” Palmer said.
Another factor is that links to the internet are steadily improving,with broadband links such as digital subscriber lines (DSL) and cable modems providing speeds unimaginable in the past.
This new technology,originally used by offices and larger organizations,is rapidly becoming more available to US customers (顾客) In their own homes.
Online Growth Continued
In ten years,the World Wide Web has become a powerful new medium for sharing information,conducting business and communicating with people across the room or across the world.
Every day,about 128 million Americans log into the internet to use email,receive news,access government information,conduct business,book travel reservations,and engage in other activities.
American Online lnc.(AOL) now claims more than 35 million members,up from 2 million in 1995.And the number of items listed for sale on e-Bay,an auction site,increased greatly from 443 000 in early 1997 to more then 583 million in the first quarter of 2006.
The online world is increasingly merging with the “real” world,influencing nearly every side of life.
Email allows families and friends around the world to communicate at a low price and more frequently.
The internet’s ability to provide a constant flow of news and information has sped up an already fast pace for most Americans.It also allows them the freedom to shop and conduct other business at their own convenience.
These benefits,however,have not come without a price.Wired life has also brought about growing concern regarding privacy and protection of identities online.
And as with most innovations,those who have less money and receive less education in American society have had much less access to the Web and its respective benefits,creating what some call a “digital divide”.
In spite of these issues,the rate of online growth does not appear to be slowing down at any time soon.
What’s fueling the online rush?
Jonathan Palmer,an internet expert from the University of Maryland,said America Online lnc.has been a large factor in internet growth.
The company’s “ability to bring together access,content and selling in a fairly user-friendly package has certainly sped up growth,” Palmer said.
Another factor is that links to the internet are steadily improving,with broadband links such as digital subscriber lines (DSL) and cable modems providing speeds unimaginable in the past.
This new technology,originally used by offices and larger organizations,is rapidly becoming more available to US customers (顾客) In their own homes.
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