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Internet day: Celebrating the new world order

There is no doubt that we are facing an element with great power. The Internet has been the most prominent innovation in the field of mankind’s history. To the purpose of being a practically essential instrument for a great variety of tasks or even simply in our social life.

Today the world commemorates the anniversary of the first message that was sent between two computers on 29 October 1969 through the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), the forerunner of the Internet. Since then, technology has become an indispensable part of our lives.

Today the Internet has transformed our lives in a monumental way, making it unthinkable to imagine a world without it. From smartphones and social media to cyber security the network is present everywhere.

This year the world celebrate the international Internet day as it appears as the world’s saviour during the Corona virus outbreak. It has driven many commercial and social activities online becoming an ever more crucial link for academic purposes by providing unbounded possibilities for learning.

The Internet has revolutionized communication, to the extent that it is now a preffered medium of everyday communication. Internet has become embedded in every aspect of our day-to-day lives changing the way we interact with others. To add on, the Internet has enabled users to move away from their former passive role as mere recipients of messages conveyed by conventional media to an active role, choosing what information to receive, how and when.

The cyberspace has transformed the world to a place full of immense quantities of information being uploaded and downloaded over this electronic leviathan, with a thousands of content creaters, commentators and publishers.

The world wide web is indeed the best place for selling and making money through online business. Banking, billing and shopping has been made easier with the development of the Internet.

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