1. The Internet Its Impact on our Personal Lives

2. Brief History By the early 1990's it became possible for people to post information via Internet sites. The major new step came in 1994 with the development of the World Wide Web. In addition, the World Wide Web soon grew to support the use of pictures, sound files, and movie clips. The rest, as they say, is history.

3. Personal 10 years ago hardly anyone was using the Internet on a regular basis. Now it has become part of our daily lives

4. Themes Business Affairs Social Life Media e-Learning

5. BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOBS SHOPPING BOOKING INFORMATION BANKING

6. JOBS With the help of internet we are able to access jobs online without going to the job centre or an agency Also, with the help of internet, you can work at home without going to any office

7. SHOPPING Shopping Online:- Fast and easy way to shop It saves time and travelling Can also get better discount online than going to shops and malls

8. BOOKING Online booking is the fastest and easiest way to book online without going direct to…. And it also helps with information on whatever we want to book online

9. BANKING Fast, easy and durable way to nurse your banking issues You can apply for an account, pay bills, access your account, pay money in and check balance online without going to the bank

10. INFORMATION

11. Social Life Friends & Family Instant Messaging Chat Rooms Online Dating Special Interests

12. Friends & Family E-mail - revolution Replaced letters Immediate receipt Cheaper than phone

13. Instant Messaging MSN / SKYPE etc Web Cams Like conversation Can share info

14. Chat Rooms Online chat is a way of communicating by sending text messages to people in the same chat- room in real-timeOnline chattext These appeal particularly to the young

15. Online Dating Multi-billion industry Niche sites pair people by race, sexual orientation or religion etc Become respectable Seemingly successful

16. Special Interests All sorts of obscure websites crop up catering for minority groups and allow people with common interests to communicate with each other irrespective of geographical location

17. On line MEDIA Newspapers Radio/TV Satellite Books

19. On line Media Response Quicker More appropriate

20. On line Media

21. Conclusion

22. e-Learning Electronic learning (or e- Learning) is a type of education where the medium of instruction is computer technology. The worldwide e-learning industry is estimated to be worth over 38 billion euros. By 2006, nearly 3.5 million students were participating in on-line learning at institutions of higher education in the United States. United States

23. e-Learning Shared Knowledge Distance Learning Tutorials Interactive

24. Shared Knowledge Perhaps the original idea of the Internet before it was hijacked by American marketing moguls A lot of free information available

25. Distance Learning Very widespread Allows you to fit your learning around into your working / home life Potentially cheaper than a conventional course of study

26. Tutorials Online tutorials with animation and sound You can pick and choose – only those you’re weak on Can repeat at will Wide variety available

27. Interactive Desire for more active, less passive, learning, akin to the actual, not virtual, classroom Infinite scope for further development

28. Final Thoughts Internet a good thing? Or a bad thing? Are we its master? Or its slave? What does the future hold? Bright?