The document discusses the impact of the Internet on society. It notes that someone from 1914 would find it hard to understand how people today use small devices to access all the world's information but mainly use it to look at cat videos and argue with strangers. The document questions whether the Internet has led to mostly good or mostly bad consequences due to the vast amount of accessible information and global connectivity it provides. It acknowledges both pros and cons but concludes that with care, the Internet can enable great possibilities.

1. Internet

2. It has been said that one of the hardest things to
explain about today's society if someone was
dropped in a time machine from 1914 is the
following: "I have a tool that fits in my pocket that
contains all the information in the world and I use it
to look at funny videos of cats and quarrel with
people I don't know." Has the availability of all this
information and the interconnectedness of practically
the whole global population offered by the Internet
led to mostly good or mostly bad consequences?

3. 1950
Development of
electronic computers
Robert E. Kahn and Vinton G. Cerf
publish an article with ideas of
generalized coordination of computers
1974
The academic world
starts using internet
1980s
World Wide Web
is launched
1991
We pass 1 billion
web-pages
2000
4,4 billion people
are using
the Internet
2013

4. - Depression
- Cyber-bullying
- Jealousy and obsession

5. http://ansonalex.com/infographics/internet-addiction-statistics-2012-infographic/

7. ”The Internet runs on love”

8. Has the availability of all this information and
the interconnectedness of practically the
whole global population offered by the
Internet led to mostly good or mostly bad
consequences?

9. Conclusion
• Pros > Cons
• Carefulness = great possibilities

10. Sources
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Shirky
• http://www.everydayhealth.com/depression/can-internet-use-
cause-depression.aspx
• http://ansonalex.com/infographics/internet-addiction-statistics-
2012-infographic/
• http://techland.time.com/2011/06/20/scientific-study-suggests-
internet-addiction-may-cause-brain-damage/
• http://netaddictionrecovery.com/the-problem/signs-and-
symptoms.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet
• http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internett#Internetts_tekniske_utvikli
ngshistorie
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Comes_Everybody
• http://www.amazon.com/Here-Comes-Everybody-Organizing-
Organizations/dp/0143114948