E-Commerce

E-commerce has taken the web by storm. there is nothing you cannot get in a normal everyday shop that you cannot get online. Not only if you get it online you will be shopping from the comfort of your own home, but you can also find the products of your desire at a cheaper price.
Everyday millions of people are buying things online, from grocery shopping, gift buying, to holiday shopping. E-commerce can make everybodies lives a lot easier, its less time consuming, cheaper and helpful to those who cannot drive. The customer also holds the power to choose when the item/s can be delivered. all these factors give the customer a lot of power, making it a major factor in the web being a great leveller.
But is this all so good. By the web offering so much, customers really do not need to leave the house. what will this do to peoples social skills. relying on everyone doing the work for you, this cannot be good for peoples health.

what do you think?

Wikipedia

One of the webs greatest sources of knowledge is the website Wikipedia. Many people have their opinions on wikipedia being a good or bad source. The fact that Wikipedia can be updated with knowledge by anyone with access to a computer makes it a great leveller, this being in the way that everyone has holds the power.

i personally feel that wikipedia can be a great help in research and holds the answers for millions of different topics, from the virtual revolution to celebrity life styles (not sure really why someone would want to search Katie Prices newest cosmetic procedure mind). But i also feel as though i must be wary of the knowledge i am taking in whilst on the website. Where did the knowledge come from in the first place and is it correct.

News papers have been discussing these points for years and there are so many different opinions on whether the information being broadcast to the web is legitimate. the idea of the website is good, but is it the most practical of sources?

click here for the news papers views

whats your opinions?

The Great Levelling

The episode 'The Great Levelling' is opened with the fact that the web, invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee has just reached africa for the first time. The web is being referred to as a great leveller because it gives everyone with access to the web the power of freedom to do almost anything and also allows people to retrieve a vast amount of knowledge for free.

In my opinion the the no cost factor of the web is its most empowering and attractive feature. The appeal of the web is getting over 2billion users a day making it a revolutionary invention. The web can be accessed from the comfort of your own and virtually anything is accessible, making it a great leveller.

I will be creating a mini-wiki on my blogs holding more research and more detail on the topic 'The Virtual Revolution- The Great Leveller' soon so i will keep you all posted as to when it will be finished.

I have also realised that the programme 'The Virtual Revolution' has been uploaded to youtube, so if you are interested in watching the program click on this link ---> The Virtual Revolution

feel free to leave any comments or opinions below

The Virtual Revolution Is A New Revolution

Episode one states that the The Virtual Revolution is being renouned as the New Revolution. The latest revolution since the industrial revolution in the 18th Century. The virtual revolution is becoming or become a new revolution depending on peoples opinions (i personally think it is but feel free to leave your personal opinions in the comments box below) because it is a phenomenon that is taking the world by storm being used by millions of people for a variety of different activities on a daily basis.

"The web does for information what steam done for physical force. It supercharges it." this is a statement made by Aleks Krotoski on the episode.

other factors that make the web a 'Great Leveller' in the first episode are;
* Wikipedia
* The Well
* Blogging
* E-mail
* E-Commerce
* Napster

I will be blogging on these factor so keep updating.

Introduction To The Virtual Revolution

The bbc series The Virtual Revolution that aired from 30th January 2010 to 20th February 2010, is a set of informative documentaries presented by Aleks Krotoski based on how the web has evolved over the past 20 years. The series is split into four main topics (1 episode per topic).
* The Great Levelling?
* Enemy Of The State?
* The Cost Of Free?
* Homo Interneticus?

I am Personally going to analyse and look into further research on episode one of the series 'The Great Levelling?'.

Keep checking for updated blog posts on the topic.

The virtual Revolution

Over the coming weeks i will be creating blogs on information about the virtual revolution. My research and information i will be blogging will all be what i have learned from the BBC tv series 'The Virtual Revolution' and also research from the bbc website http://www.bbc.co.uk/virtualrevolution/ and also other web pages.

Hello

I have just created my own blog and would like to say hello to everyone.