The Positive Impact Of The Internet And The Internet

In this new digital age the Internet can be accessed by anyone around the world. However, with the development of the Internet and various technological devices, different opinions have emerged ranging from the negative and positive effects that have been brought about into society by this new technology. The Internet has brought about the invention of social media, which now serves as a simpler way for individuals to communicate, connect, and express themselves with each other.

One of the many benefits that the Internet has provided us is the ability to connect and share ideas through different forms of communications: social media, instant messaging, video calling, and many others. This phenomenon has been investigated by several writers who are interested in the changes resulted from technological advances, such as Clive Thompson, a technology writer and long-time contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and columnist for Wired. In the chapter “Public Thinking,” from his book Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better, published in 2014

He observes that Ernest Duchesne had discovered penicillin during the 1890s, but his findings were not acknowledged as he was unknown and young, and unfortunately he died fifteen years later; penicillin was not rediscovered again until thirty-two years later by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming, who was unaware of Duchesne’s discovery (Thompson 61). Unfortunately, many lives were lost all those years before penicillin was rediscovered and because both Duchesne and Fleming did not have access to a medium that allowed them to easily share ideas. Thompson further addresses his observation by providing several other