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    Pathological Internet Use

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    It's Official: Net Abusers Are Pathological Another yardstick of success will be achieved by the Internet community on Thursday: It will be awarded its first official mental health disorder. The newly identified disorder will be dubbed Pathological Internet Use (PIU) and will be christened during the presentation of a major medical paper at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association in Chicago. The term is being coined by Dr. Kimberly Young, an assistant professor of psychology

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    Since its inception, the internet has proven to be a vital asset to one’s everyday life on multiple occasions. With the aid of the internet, many have been able to successfully overcome any puzzling obstacle presented to them. However, with great power comes great responsibility. In this context the internet has that power. It is the utmost priority that that power be heavily monitored to ensure the best possible future for generations to come. The internet can be a very dangerous place despite its

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    Internet Addiction ( Pathological Internet Use ) The Internet has become one of the most universal methods for communication with over 100 million users worldwide. From e-mail to the possibly billions of web pages, there is an infinite amount of information flowing. And another enticing aspect of the Internet, is the opportunity to interact with other people. Chat Rooms and MUD (Multi-User Dimensional) games offer the person the ability to talk and mingle with others online. But with

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    Rough Draft Through the internet people have lost the ability to focus and not interact with people as much as theywe used too without the internet. In the book “ The Shallows” by Nicholas Carr he explains and shows us examples of how the internet has changed us. With the the new technology in today’s life people have now adapted to multitasking while they read and do there jobs and homework. While students do therewrong spelling homework they become so bored and annoyed with their homework

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    What is IoT? The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity, which enables these objects to collect and exchange data. IoT allows objects to be sensed and controlled remotely across existing network infrastructure, creating opportunities for more direct integration between the physical world and computer-based systems, and resulting in improved efficiency, accuracy and economic benefit. 3Rishab

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    Technology is advancing on a daily basis. With that, internet use is growing and crucial for communication and gives people unlimited access to research information. Internet in the workplace is needed to give employees ease of access to gain knowledge in relation to work, which leads to employees being more productive. With that being said, access should also be limited to websites that can directly be related to productivity at work, discarding websites that are for socializing and shopping. By

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    excessive Internet use has increased (Block, 2008). Recent prevalence for excessive or problematic Internet use is between 8.1-17.1% (Mythily, Qui & Winslow, 2008: Cao et al., 2011). While some Internet users experience no disruption to their psychosocial functioning, a subset of individual’s experience heightened psychosocial problems and psychopathological symptoms characteristic of substance dependence (Muller et al, 2014). A growing body of evidence suggest that aspects of excessive Internet use are

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    David Brooks that technology is decreasing our attention span, however, I think the internet is a useful tool. Nevertheless, people use technology to the fullest degree. We would benefit in many ways from finding information in other places. Fluid intelligence is used when online, although, crystallized intelligence is used when reading a printed document. Both intelligences are very important to have. First, the internet gives anyone the ability to emerge in or learn anything on our own. For example

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    The Expansion and Uses of Internet Browers

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    Internet Browsers Internet Explorer, Chrome, Netscape, and Safari, these are a few examples of some of the web browsers that are used throughout the world. These web browsers have become even more common as the years have gone by. People use them in their everyday life to accomplish tasks that they need to get done. The beginning of this profitable and popular invention all started back in 1990. Internet browsers have been around for the last 23 years. The first browser to be invented in 1990 was

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    Harley-Davidson This essay examines Harley-Davidson's use of the Internet as a strategic marketing tool. Unlike their competitors' websites, Harley takes advantage of every online opportunity to build relationships with customers, promote their brand, and market Harley offerings. The Internet in particular is an effective promotion medium for Harley because it extends their efforts to market the company's products and services. The Internet provides multiple opportunities for customers to interact

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