The Evolution of the Internet - What Impact is it Having on Our Lives?
The Evolution of the Internet - What Impact is it Having on Our Lives? Digital technology has had a huge impact on our lives since the internet took off in the 1990s. Access to the internet was once a slow dial-up connection – linked to your home phone line. Some of us remember “that unique tone” and how it would so frequently cut out! I remember not being able to use the landline phone and the internet in one house at the same time (and that doesn't even feel very long ago!). Over recent years, access to the internet has become a household and workplace necessity. Being able to connect with friends and family via video on the other side of the globe via a mobile device would have seemed an impossibility not so long ago – now even our young children are able to video call grandparents at the click of a button. So where did it all start? In the 1960’s the internet was used primarily by the government for research labs and military communications. Fast forward 20 years, 1st...