New age Media

These days with inexpensive air travel, mobile phones, email and the Internet, teenagers see the world as a smaller place than it appeared to their grandparents. Of these innovations, the Internet appears to be the one with the most potential for global influence, and which will change lives the most. For example, up until recently friendships developed over a lifetime but that has now changed. People often made friends locally at school and continued those friendships into adulthood, but many young people today find the majority of their 16 friendships over the Internet. The Internet has also greatly influenced how people buy and sell goods. International Internet shopping is now common, with people buying all sorts of goods, from sites such as amazon, the most successful online retail site. The international auction site eBay allows millions of participants to buy from and sell to strangers, setting their own prices. But beware – there are so many unscrupulous salespeople online as on the high street. One of the Internet’s greatest success stories is Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, which is compiled and updated by its users. It carries far more content than any other encyclopedia and it is a great starting point for research, but remember to double-check important facts as it does contain errors. If you don’t have time to check your facts, consider purchasing a reliable online encyclopedia such as the Encyclopedia Britannica.