I know that I am a part of the cyber cluture. There isnt a day that I go without using a computer, whether it is for just checking emails or surfing the vast amounts of websites. I was first introduced to computers when I was about 6 or 7 years old, it was my moms work computer, but she let me play the few games it had and paint from time to time. As I got older and computers were becoming more advanced and popular we invested in our own home computer, on it I played cd-rom games, and other games that it had on the system. I thought it was so cool that you could just insert a disk, download the information and have fun for hours...lol. I was still a kid then so just being able to play games was fun to me. Overtime I learned more and more about computers as I began to do my own troubleshooting and setting up equipment and installing software. The first time I signed into the internet was the day I knew computers would be in my life for forever. I was about 15 or 16 years old when we first had america online. I spent countless hours on the web playing games, chatting, searching through different websites, just everything under the sun. Ever since then I have had a computer and the internet, but now I have dsl and wireless connection so that makes it a little easier.
Computer are a part of my everyday life. I use the internet for school, research, emailing, site surfing, and just whatever. I sometimes use it as a phone book, or use it to get directions for one place to another. Since I've become alot older and mature and the world isnt as safe as what it was before, I dont go into chat rooms, or talk to anyone over the internet unless I have personally met and know that person already. The internet has effected me both positive and negatively. I used to buy items off of ebay but as more and more people started to get scammed by the sellers I backed away from using ebay alot. I still may search for some things that I would like to purchase but am a bit skeptical about actually buying them. I would hate to send my hard earned money to someone thinking i will get something in return and nothing ever shows up. Especially if I wouldnt be able to get a refund. So I do not buy anything from the web unless it is from of the official site of that company. On the positive side of the internet, you are able to find information easier and faster than you would through mail or actually going to a place. I use the internet to pay a few bills that I have and I am happy to say that I havent had a problem with that yet. So I am truly thankful that computers and the internet were created. I think it makes life alot easier if you know how to use them correctly and if you dont its not always hard to learn.
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Obviously, it's a matter of personal preference to stay away from people you don't personally know online. But I think it's a good idea if you don't feel safe- the internet is not always safe if you don't take the right precautions.
I love being a part of the internet buying community. I order things online so often, sometimes even chatting with people who are interested in ordering the same things. Cyberculture is such a massive subject.
When you said that the internet isn't as safe as it was before, I don't think that it was ever safe it's just that nobody knew just what threats to society were out there yet. I think it's horrible that you no longer use ebay due to fear of being scammed. I'm sure a time will come in the not so distant future when ebay will take measures to ensure that all business transactions are safe and go according to plan.
You're right computers are apart of everyday life and will be for along time to come. I think just about everyone start off use computers as a young child. Most of the time we start off just playing games like you said and then we learn more and more about it was we go on. Just about everybody I know has a myspace and the age ranges from 13 on up.
I too am part of a couple of cyber cultures. Everyday I need to find someway to log into my accounts due to imformation i expect from former peers off at college. At the same time some of these cyber cultures can be very dangerous and very uncomfortable these days. Many people are harrassed and their accounts are hacked, it would be most wise to never engage in conversation with suspicious users.
Ebay scares the heck out of me also. I do not trust that that site at all. You stated that you first got introduced to computers because you liked to play video games. That is the same way that I was introduced and spark interest in computers for me. My first exposure to video games was a game called pong. Totally primitive to todays standards. You are right that the internet makes life easier and is a great reference source. Nice blog!
I like how you do your own troubleshooting to learn more about computers. I do the same because hands on learning works best for me.
I agree with how you view the internet and how you notice the potential problems that can be associated with using the internet. I also like the fact that you taken in certain considerations is you go into a chat room.
Its amazing how much people use computers these days isn't it? Mostly everyone starts off using the computer as innocent but some people decide to take advantage of the fact that they are incognito. The internet will never be safe because of this things like identity theft, scamming, and even child molesters I just hope people can learn to take the right precautions.
i had basically the same experience with computers as you when i was young i had acess to an old computer amd throughout the the years i basically matured my knowledge with the computers as new ones came out. now i am a little behind on some of the technology but i seem to pick up things here and their.
You are right that we use computers everyday and it is a part of our every day lives. It's crazy to think that when first the internet came out and compared to now how slow dial up is.
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