Taking up this module on the internet was a big decision for me as I do not know much about the internet. My main purposes for using the internet are for checking and doing assignments, checking out online shops, watching dramas and chatting on msn. Thus, me and the internet are not really on close terms.

By taking this course, I hope to increase my understanding of the internet and I hope we can be good friends in the time to come. From what I have learnt so far, is that the internet has evolved a lot throughout the years, from web1.0 to web3.0.

To recap, in layman's terms, this is my understanding of the web:

Web1.0

~'Read only' web

~Little user interaction and contribution of content

~Is like a library, where users can only look up information

Web 2.0

~Users are able to interact and contribute content

~Examples include web-based communities, social network sites and blogs

Web 3.0

~Semantic web: the web understands the needs of the user

~One example is regarding online shopping, where after selecting a specific item, the web gives suggestions to other items that we may also like

[To me, I find this application very useful and innovative, as it is just like a friend giving suggestions (: ]

To me, the introduction of the internet is one of the greatest inventions because of its convenience. Anyone can access the internet almost anywhere to check anything, such as books, maps, news etc. the sky is the limit. When Mr Choy mentioned about 'google earth', it really caught my attention as I had always thought that satellite images were only accessible to governments and not to people like us.

In ending, here is a quote that I feel sums up the internet.

The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom. ~Jon Stewart