E-MAIL

With todays fast-paced lifestyle, communication is more important than ever. It needs to be quick and easy. E-mail has revolutionized the sending of messages from one location to another. Sending e-mails is so easy that anybody could do it plus it reaches its destination within seconds.

SURF

With just about every conceivable subject already present in the net, you could never get enough of it. Whether you're die-hard fan of Sandra Bullock searching everywhere for her images or an obsessed gamer searching for every last bit of information about your favorite game, you'll find surfing the Net a very unique and addicting experience.

CHAT

Bored? Well you could try chatting with other creatures in the web. You'll find these creatures talking just about everything, from fishes, college life, soap operas, Dennis Rodman, Monica Lewinsky, music etc.. It is a fun way to meet new friends and express yourself. Too much chatting (like about 8 hrs. a day) however, could seriously damage you social life and your studies so try to control your urges....

NEWSGROUPS

Where email is a one to one communication newsgroups are many to many discussions organized by topic. If you've got a problem with something you may post the message to the proper newsgroup. This message is sent to the other newsgroup members who will then answer it. They either have a choice of sending it back to you or to the "message board"(of the newsgroup) so others can also see it. There tens of thousands of newsgroups currently in the internet dealing with any topic.

DOWNLOAD

Now here comes the fun part, downloading. Downloading, basically, is getting the stuff you want from the internet down to your hard drive. People download everything from images to full-length mpeg-3 songs. It has been considered by many to be very convenient because of the ease in getting what they need when they need it.

RESEARCH

Are the days, in which students gear up and arm themselves with pen and paper to march into the library, already numbered? More and more students use the internet as a research tool to fulfill their academic obligations. Even books nowadays include internet addresses as part of their bibliography.

GAMES

Want more than the boring 2-player multiplayer games you play? Try the internet. You'll find thousands of gamers willing to accept your challenge in many games. Battle.net, for example, is a popular site to play Starcraft with a whole lot of people, with different skill levels. Another is Chess.net where you can challenge GM Karpov or GM Christiansen if you've got the guts and more importantly the skill.

SHOP

Have you ever considered buying a product you saw in those annoying TV Home Shopping (TVHS) shows? Now, you could do the same thing in the internet and more! Shopping has never been easier. Just order the product you want using your credit card and in a few days it will be delivered to your home. Its advantage over TVHS shows is that you can take time in looking at the product's features one by one and it eliminates the need of having to talk to an operator, just point and click at the product and you are done.

ADVERTISE

Advertisement in the net is often considered by some as annoying and disgusting but advertisers defend themselves by pointing out that the net wouldn't survive without these advertisement ( often comaparing these ad banners to TV commercials ). Studies have shown that these ads really do what they are supposed to do... that is make money!

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