What is the most important form of technology?

The most important communication technology practice that we should be studying; without a doubt is the internet. What makes the internet so remarkable is that it has no limits. What started as a network system has now evolved into a chaotic teenager on the Jerry Springer show. The internet is so common and widely used that it is fair to say it engulfs us in our daily lives. Currently the internet allows users to browse the web, join in on multiplayer games, buy merchandise online, and even buy groceries. When it became widely available to the public, I don’t think anyone realized the life altering effect it would have on the world. The internet still remains an untapped resource open to be shaped and molded by any creative mind that has initiative. If one were to distance themselves from technological devices for a short period, they would see that slowly but surely the internet is being integrated into numerous aspects in our daily lives. Television sets are becoming obsolete and are being replaced by internet accessible monitors. Nightly news and newspapers now can be viewed on the internet, now users can experience up to date information like never before. Even the smallest tasks such as balancing a checkbook are becoming extinct by creation of online banking. The internet will only continue to grow and expand beyond anyone’s control, and unless we become versed and educated in the practices of the net we will all be left behind.