Don't Forget to Say Thanks

It never ceases to amaze me how the web has evolved into such a wonderful entity. I think about what the internet is comprised of, and its useful applications with its seemingly infinite potential to educate and to entertain. I think about Google, its wealth of information as the blueprint of the web. I think about Wikipedia and its ability to answer any question I have about anything I could ever dream of asking. I think about blogs as a platform to give people a voice to express whatever they desire to the entire world. I think about Facebook, a social phenomenon with its power to connect people and let them share their lives with each other. I think about Twitter, and am amazed at how people give their time to share knowledge with strangers. Then finally, I think about how this is all free, and it feels good to tell my parents and grandparents that the saying ‘nothing in life is free’ is not true anymore.

We wake up every morning and take for granted the internet even though it has indeed changed all of our lives ( and I would argue improved it greatly). The way we interact, the way we learn, the way we shop has changed due to the web and has made knowledge borderless and without prejudice against our race, religion or social-status. All of this innovation in only 20 years. I . If this has happened in less than 20 years, what will happen in the next 20 years?

I want to be apart of it. It’s what gives me the strength to get up every morning, learn about computer science. It’s what fuels me to read blogs about startups, programming, social media until my eyes bleed ( not literally!). I am proud to do what passion has led me to do. Are you?

I dedicate this post to the internet and to the people who made it what is today, and the people who dream of surprising us each day with new and more useful websites and applications to improve our lives.

Has the internet changed your life for the better?

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