Ah… the Internet. It's the greatest thing since sliced bread. But this is exactly why I'm writing about it. Some people think the Internet is bad! That's right, bad! They think it's worse then having Pluto get kicked out of our solar system! I mean seriously… that's pretty bad. Well anyway, let's just cut to the chase here. I'm here to point out all the so-called “bad” things of the Internet, and show everyone that with my help and advice, that the Internet is actually good!
First of all, let's start with viruses. Just can't seem to get enough of them can you? Viruses can range anywhere from minor viruses to very harmful viruses. I once got a virus that had this error window pop-up on me while I was using Microsoft Word. It read: “Microsoft Word has performed an illegal operation and will now kill the talking paperclip.” Then, another one popped up saying “Microsoft Word has performed an illegal operation by killing the paperclip and will now shut down. The person responsible for killing the talking paperclip was found in the White House. It was the President himself.” I went around the next day asking people where the virus could've came from and most of them answered that it must've come from Mr. Rogers house. Knowing that this could not be true, I went and asked myself. I replied back to myself that it probably came from either an email or a pop-up. But, I once again knew that this wasn't true because while viruses can come from pop-ups and emails, they can also come from just about anywhere on the Internet - even on the most secure sites! But don't get me wrong here, because there are ways to stop them. Here are some ways to preventing viruses and still be able to have fun on the Internet:
• Do not click on any pop-ups on the Internet.
• Do not download things off sites you are not familiar with.
• Destroy your computer and forget about stupid viruses. (Results may vary.)
As you can see, there are many ways to preventing viruses and still be able to have fun on the Internet.
Now onto the next subject: online chatting. That's right. We all know that this a “gift from above” for teens and a “gift from below” for most parents. I can see why parents don't like the idea of online chatting. It's because many teens are ignorant and post personal information such as their name, age, and where they live onto sites where anyone can view their profile - even people such as Michael Jackson. Now if you're a parent and your reading this, I bet your about to faint at the thought of Michael Jackson viewing your child's profile. I mean I would faint at even the mentioning of his name (this is why I've already fainted twice while writing my essay). But have no fear, because I am here… to give more advice.
• Simply put a parental block on your computer and forget the password to keep you/your child from ever putting personal information on the Internet.
• Tell yourself/your child to never post or share any personal information on the Internet.
• Flush Michael Jackson down the toilet and never worry about him lurking the Internet ever again. (I fainted again from the mention of his name)
While the last advice I gave may not work (Michael Jackson once partnered up with Mario and has the skills to bust out of pipes.), the other two will work just fine and allow you/your child to have fun with the Internet.
Okay. Now the final thing I'm going to point out. Well, most people say that the Internet is nothing but trouble because it has a massive variety of things on it. Ranging anywhere from chat rooms to video games, educational stuff to just plain retarded things. Well, having the power to view almost every little thing you can think of with just a click of a button can easily get to someone's head. This is the kind of thing that people think is “bad”, because this is what can cause someone to lose a job or cause a kid fail school. Your probably thinking “Nah, this can't happen…” but if you don't believe me, here's an example: Betsy slacks off and instead of making a PowerPoint presentation for her boss that shows the company's stocks rising, she plays video games secretly on the Internet. Her boss finds out and she gets fired. Well, that was an example for having the Internet used for “bad”. If Betsy used the Internet for good, she could've made an awesome presentation for her boss and she could've maybe even got a promotion! Hey, you never know.
Well, after reading this, I hope I've changed some of your impressions toward the Internet and I sure hope that they're good ones. After all, there are more positive things on the Internet than negative things. I mean the Internet is the first thing invented that allows us to send messages within a split second, buy stuff without going to the mall, research just about anything, and much, much more. It's the one thing that has truly propelled us into the future.
