What is the biggest impact the internet has had on your life?

United States
May 20, 2009 3:05pm CST
For myself, it has expanded opportunities to learn new things in a hurry, to express myself in ways that have helped me over-come my shyness, and to meet interesting people from all over the world. It is also a wonderful asset in the work I do. What is the biggest impact the internet has had on your own life? Karen
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@faisai (1138)
• Hong Kong
21 May 09
The most important impact would be easily accessible information from all around the world. People keep posting what they have learned, come across, solved on various forums and/or blogs that really helps me out a lot during my job. Of course, email and online chat tools help a bit in terms of communicating with people.
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• United States
21 May 09
I found that the internet has added these wonderful things to my life as well. Thank you for you comment.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
20 May 09
It has changed my life also. I can find information on any subject I want, I can chat with friends I've never met. I can read news from all over the world, I can buy almost anything I would need and I can research it before I buy.
• United States
20 May 09
Yes! We can now do all those things. Isn't that a wonderful addition to life? Thank you for responding, Pat. Karen
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
24 May 09
I use the internet in many different ways and I am pretty sure that my life wouldn't have been the same without the internet. So far the internet has brought me a great place to live, a couple of close friends, many different and interesting jobs and most important of all: My husband We met on an online friendship/dating site about 15 months ago. We started by exchanging emails and after a while we decided to meet in person. Our meeting went really well, later we became a couple and we became engaged. Now we are married
• United States
25 May 09
This is all so great. The internet has changed your life in so many ways...good ways! Thank you for sharing that. Karen
@hanah87 (1835)
• Malaysia
31 May 09
The biggest impact the internet had done in my life is i become more open minded and intelligent in computer and internet.Before this i has know nothing about computer or internet,now i can be proud of myself a little because i have the knowledge about it.Many of my friend like to us me about computer and internet too.
• United States
31 May 09
You are right. The internet adds so much to our knowledge : ) Thank you for commenting, and keep on learning and growing! Karen
@abkinsey (173)
• United States
20 May 09
I met my husband online, so I'd have to say that the internet has made the biggest impact on my family life. We met at an interracial dating website and were married about a year later. Now, we have a 19 month old son and hope to have several more children. Without the internet, I wonder if we would have ever met?
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• United States
20 May 09
Now that is, indeed, a huge change to ones life. I am so happy for you! Thank you for commenting. Karen
@divkris (1156)
• India
21 May 09
Internet has been a good teacher and a wonderful friend to me. A perfect husband probably - friend, philosopher and guide. hehehehe Jokes apart, i simply rely on the internet for everything. Be it recipes or finding whats good for my kid, i simply visit various websites and get what i need. I also browse a lot of websites for fun and to kill time when i'm bored. It has given me many work from home oppty where i have worked with many international clients! So, in short internet is a perfect husband to me :)
• United States
21 May 09
Teacher, friend, spouse...what more could one want? Seriously, the internet has changed your life in many positive ways, as it has mine. Thank you for the great response. Karen
@Sandra1952 (6047)
• Spain
21 May 09
The internet has allowed me to become a published writer, and to find writing jobs. I hope to be able to earn my living from writing. It hasn't happened at the moment, but things are going the right way. The internet has also greatly increased my general knowledge. If you want to check something out, it's a matter of a few seconds, rather than trawling through several books, so it makes one more willing to learn new things.
• United States
21 May 09
These are wonderful ways that the internet has changed your life! I agree, it is a wonderful place for one who writes and wants to make a living with it. Kudos to you : ) Karen