Comments on: The Internet Has Changed Lives Piece by Piece

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:27:37 +0000

I thought of another one. Thanks to the internet, we don’t have to waste time on vacation shopping. You used to have to buy certain products in certain areas because that was the best place to get them. But now you can get just about anything, just about anywhere.

By: Brian Stucki

Brian Stucki — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 20:03:37 +0000

Sean, that is very true. Nothing bothers me more then hearing the runny nose kid at Best Buy telling a customer not to buy a product because of so and so. When people learn to do research on their own, they are way better off. (Those that don’t do the research deserve to be ripped off.=)

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 18:44:21 +0000

One little thing that has huge ramifications is the way I make purchases. Most items have online reviews by both critics and users. I just expect nowadays to be able to find out immense amounts of information about any purchase before I even walk into a store or really start shopping. I am in the process of purchasing new snowboard boots and noticed that since there aren’t many online expert or user reviews of snowboard boots, I find myself disliking the buying process a lot more than I did when I was deciding on a new cell phone(My last relatively large purchase). I’m finding it rather annoying to have to trust the opinions of in-store 18yo sales people

By: brian

brian — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 13:19:40 +0000

Mapquest is a great example!

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 04:50:54 +0000

hmmm mapquest, just hope on the internet before u leave print directions and go…. no need to look at a big bulkey map of the city that has the smallest of streets, get a nice zoomed in view of there ur going with mapquest or other map engine………..also ebay, that changes everything. no need to go to flea markets or stores to get hard to find things. just look up on ebay and boom! most likely they will have it.

By: Roachie

Roachie — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 04:15:23 +0000

I can’t remember what life was like without google. Sorry. Couldn’t give it up. Not even for a day.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:32:50 +0000

Lol! I dare you not to use a search engine for a week. That is really funny mainly because it is so true. I don’t believe it is possible, but I might take you up on it someday â€“ maybe during my week long camping trip.

By: Richard Miller

Richard Miller — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 23:10:48 +0000

These are all so true — it would be very hard to go back to life without the internet. I often wonder what certain words mean or I’ll have a curiosity about a certain topic, and I can immediately answer the question or learn more about the topic. I happen to think that the internet facilitates our best learning by allowing us to answer questions precisely when our brains are looking for the answer, and at our own pace.