In which ways has the internet made you more independent?
By Porcospino
@Porcospino (31366)
Denmark
April 15, 2013 8:46am CST
In the past when I wanted to buy something for instance a book that my local shop didn't have I asked the shop assistent to order the book for me and when the book had arrived I returned to the shop and picked up the book. I did the same thing if I wanted a cd that the shop didn't have. Today I usually buy books online. If I can't find the book that I am looking for in the first online shop I just try in another online shop. If none of the shops in my country have the book I order the book in one of the international online shops and ask them to send the book to my country.
In past I bought my plane tickets at the local travel agency. I told them where I wanted to go and then they told me about the different options. When I made my decision about the type of ticket that I wanted they booked the ticket for me. They also helped me find a hotel. Today I always book plane tickets online and I also find hotels online. I compare the prices, the location etc and when I have found a hotel that I like I make a reservation online.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
15 Apr 13
Yes, it is easy to book tickets online. I am happy that it has become possible to to book tickets that way because I think it is nice to be able to compare the prices and find the best price online. That possibility didn't exist in the past and we had to visit a travel agency when we wanted to buy plane tickets. I didn't know that it wasn't possble to buy books online at your place. Here in my country there are lots of online bookshops so we no longer need to visit the bookshops in person, but I sometimes do it anyway for instance when I visit the mall.
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@kukueye (1759)
• Malaysia
16 Apr 13
INternet has a big influence on people nowsdays. With the raise of smarthandphone now where people can access the internet in their fingers are awesome power giving to the consumer. No need PC or notebook , because the smart hp now can browse net and do work the hp too. I guess it made people more hardworking or just more lazy now as no need to see people face to face. The only exercise giving to the body is the eye and fingers. I guess internet give us more independent to find more frens online and also buying thing online without thinking. The independent ability to waste money time and spoilt in relationship.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
19 Apr 13
Yes, the smart phones have changed the way that we are able to use the internet and today we don't have to carry a laptop if we want to use the internet. I would like to buy a smart phone one day. I am able to use the internet from my current phone, but the connection is very, very slow, so I always prefer to use my laptop. I think that there are many positive things about the internet, but I think that is true that it makes us lazier sometimes because we can do some many things online. We don't have to visit the shops in our local area, we can buy things online and we don't have to leave the house in order to talk to a friend. We can stay in our own home and chat on the internet.
@ajithlal (14716)
• India
16 Apr 13
Internet has provide me job opportunities. I am working as a medical transcriptionist and I does most of the work through the internet. I think lots of people are working in internet and internet had provided opportunity for lots of people to do job.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
15 Apr 13
In 2008 I fell ill and have been at home since then. The medical bills etc keep on piling up. Now no one is interested to hire a permanently ill person. So I had no job and not many options. Today, thanks to Internet, I have been able to work and earn - I work as a website consultant and developer online and also provide online coaching and career consulting. This way, I am able to earn some and contribute to my family and also pay some of those bills.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
15 Apr 13
I sm happy to hear that you have found a different way to earn money 
The internet has created opportunities that didn't exist in the past and I think that is a great thing. We can do so many things on the internet: Find information, earn money, keep in touch with friends etc and our lives wouldn't be the same without the internet. Many people don't believe that it is possible to earn money on the internet, but your experience and the experience of other people who have done the same thing as you prove that it is possible.
The internet has created opportunities that didn't exist in the past and I think that is a great thing. We can do so many things on the internet: Find information, earn money, keep in touch with friends etc and our lives wouldn't be the same without the internet. Many people don't believe that it is possible to earn money on the internet, but your experience and the experience of other people who have done the same thing as you prove that it is possible.1 person likes this
@Inderjeetkaur (944)
• India
15 Apr 13
It was my first online earning in 2009 that instilled in me a feeling of becoming financially independent. Three years back I also began giving tuition. I now do all my expenses on my own including mobile bills, clothing, medicines, etc, etc... This makes me feel extremely delighted.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
16 Apr 13
That is great 
The internet has provided us with opportunities that we didn't have in the past and I think that is one of the really great things about the internet. I got interested in online earnings about the same time as you (2008) and since that time it has become a part of my daily routine. I still earn most of my money through my offline job, but the extra money that I earn on the internet is always nice. Many people still don't believe that it is possible to earn money on the internet but that is probably because they don't any personal experience with online money making.
The internet has provided us with opportunities that we didn't have in the past and I think that is one of the really great things about the internet. I got interested in online earnings about the same time as you (2008) and since that time it has become a part of my daily routine. I still earn most of my money through my offline job, but the extra money that I earn on the internet is always nice. Many people still don't believe that it is possible to earn money on the internet but that is probably because they don't any personal experience with online money making.@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Apr 13
Just before I started earning money online I read a blog where someone complained about online earning sites. The person wrote that it was a waste of time to earn money online because the amount that you were able to earn were so small that it didn't really make a difference at all. His or her negative comments made me curious and I decided to test the things that they had written. So I started joining different kinds of sites. In the beginning I hardly earned anything at all, but after some time I was able to earn some extra money each month. Today I still earn money on the internet, and it is kind of funny to think about the way that it all started, because it was just a experiment made out of curiosity.
@Inderjeetkaur (944)
• India
17 Apr 13
Earlier I also didn't believe that one can actually earn money through the internet. It was only when I received my first payment from an online activity that I realized that people who talked about the online earning were actually honest.
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