I read a very interesting article today on the BBC website.

The article traced the advent of Internet and how it has grown with a huge impact on the global population. We do banking, shopping, learn, interact with family and friends through the Internet.
Take me for example, I don’t think I can live without the Internet. I make my living because of the Internet- building websites. I learn all sorts of things from financial matters to craft with the help of sites like Youtube. (could not live without Youtube). I keep in touch with family and friends all over the world skyping and through FaceBook. I know a lot more about what is happening in their lives now. I twitter, blog, linkedin plaxo and a whole lot of other stuff for business.

The article states
“The implications of the rapid penetration of the internet are staggering. If current industry estimates prove correct, there will be 1.5 billion new internet users in the next two to three years – just over double the number of current users.” WOW!
The introduction of Internet Protocol (IP) version 6 into common usage means that the address space available to connect devices to the net is growing from 4.2 billion with IPv4 to 340 trillion, trillion, trillion addresses. With pervasive wireless connectivity, this means everything can talk to everything. (How about that)
Think of the opportunities that will be available! Staggering. You can sell, buy, download, learn, connect even more. You can make a lot of money if you play your cards correctly.

The article goes on to say
“The internet has proven to be a deeply transformative technology in the developed world, as so it will be for the developing world.
It will be an economically important tool that will provide a mechanism for the development of new business models, previously unknown ways connecting people and communities, new possibilities for the delivery of services, and a feedback loop for the population.”
So true Internet transformed me. I have managed to learn stuff that would have taken me years to access in a library in a few weeks/days. So think about this – do some brainstorming, find out what you are passionate about- create a business out of it, Slowly build it up and you can retire sooner!
Someone searched for wordpress ready sites in my stats today. Once you have an idea contact me and I can whip up a wordpress site for you in a jiffy for a reasonable price.

Twitter brings down your moral compass

A study in an American university recently found that peop who twitter regularly get numbs your sense of morality.

The connection is affects your emotional response. Since it is in bite size and so fast they found that you just move to the next thing without giving much thought. In the long run apparently this is not good for the brain. In this day and age where we are constantly updating our facebook page or blog or being bombarded by all the news channels – twitter adds one more stream of constant news. This in turn increases the anxiety levels in people and some have to go on medication to calm down.

The remedy according to doctors is to compartmentalize your time. Check your email/facebook.twitter once or maybe twice a day. (no checking 30 times). The way our brains are wired is to do one task – digest – respond and then go to the next task.

So maybe slowing down and going back to basics will help bring anxiety levels down.

How about old fashion remedies like walking your dog, listening to music lying down or a warm bath? It alwys helps me unwind after a hectic day.