The document discusses many uses of the internet including data storage, communication, research, web archiving, entertainment, e-commerce, social networking, advertising, file sharing, website publication, file and application downloads, personnel searching, applications updating, instant messaging, video conferencing, online discussions, and news forums. It provides examples for many of these uses such as Google Docs for data storage and YouTube and iTunes for entertainment. The internet allows individuals and organizations to benefit from these uses at low or no cost in many cases.

1. RECORDS
MANAGEMENT
AND
THE INTERNET
The Internet in Today’s Life
Joseph Ssebayiga
10/24/2013
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2. The Internet
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Various scholars define the internet in different ways;
According to (irmt.org),
this refers to a worldwide collection of computer networks that are linked
together to exchange data and distribute processing tasks.
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3. But How really can we benefit from the
internet?
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Data storage:
The internet can be used to store various kinds of data including audio files, video
files, text files and application files. This can be done freely or at a cost
depending on the data storage service host or provider. Examples include
Google docs. Which is provided by Google.
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4. Internet Uses Continued..
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Communication:
This can be done easily and freely through electronic mails (some of
the providers include Google and yahoo) and online calls
(majorly provided by Skype).
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5. Internet Uses Continued..
 Research:
The internet offers a range of sites that do provide
information on literally anything that anybody would
want to know about. Some of the sites include;
en.wikipedia.org, google.com.
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6. Internet Uses Continued..
 Web
archiving:
Various sites are available for records professionals and
companies to virtually store their digital archives
however, this is best done at a cost.
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7. Internet Uses Continued..
 Entertainment:
The internet offers various kinds of entertainment
including music playback, games online, video
playback, FM station streaming, and television
streaming which help relax the mind while at work.
Popular sites for the above include; youtube.com, and
itunes.com
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8. Internet Uses Continued..
 Electronic
Commerce (E-Commerce):
While at the workplace, one can easily place an order,
make a purchase or make a booking simply through the
internet and therefore no need for travelling long
distances to purchase something. Popular sites for that
include; amazon.com and booking.com
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9. Internet Uses Continued..
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Social Networking:
This is currently one of the most used internet applications since it
helps link individuals within no time. Common and popular
social networking sites include; facebook.com and twitter.com
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10. Internet Uses Continued..
 Advertising:
This can be done via individual or/and company websites.
However only those who visit that particular website are
able to see the advert.
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11. Internet Uses Continued..
 File
Sharing:
The internet also offers various platforms for file sharing
which eases work and saves time. Sites that support this
include; google.com, box.com and mediafire.com
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12. Internet Uses Continued..
 Website
publication:
The internet also enables individuals and companies to
make their websites available to everyone through
publication.
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13. Internet Uses Continued..
 File
and Applications download:
The internet also enables anyone to download files and
applications from a particular site. Some files and
applications can be downloaded freely while others can
be downloaded at a cost.
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14. Internet Uses Continued..
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Personnel searching:
This can be done by running adverts for jobs on various websites
both individual and company websites. The internet also further
supports online applications and assessment of all candidates and
thus less time used and less paper work in the recruitment
process.
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15. Other Uses of the Internet…..
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Applications updating and upgrading: Through the internet,
one is able to access updates and upgrades to various software
applications which may include records storage and security
applications. This therefore helps in maintaining records security
and up to date software applications thus meeting records
management objectives.
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Instant messaging: Via the internet, one is able to send and
receive instant messages and thus speedy and cheap
communication and information dissemination.
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16. Other Uses of the Internet…..
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Video conferencing: This can be an important platform for
holding online meetings. This therefore saves time which would
have been spent by everyone to travel from wherever they are for
a meeting and is also cost saving.

Online discussions: The internet also provides various platforms
for holding discussions, these majorly include forums and blogs.
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News forums: Via the internet, one is able to receive news from
wherever in the world and thus always stay updated.
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17. REFERENCES
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http://www.irmt.org
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