ZOMG It's teh internetz

[MaddLlama]

So, my lovely fellow RFers....I have an incredibly silly assignment I have to do for a web design class. And, I'm enlisting you all to help me! Are you excited yet?

So, the assignment is I have to interview people about how they use the internet. So, if you could help a gal out and give me at least a short answer so I don't have to go tracking down people via phone, I'll be a very happy llama. :flirt:

How would you define the internet, and when did you first begin using it?

What browser do you currently use?

How much time each week do you spend doing the following online activities:
Browsing the web for work or school
Browsing the web for fun
Sending e-mail
Using and chatroom or IM program
Playing games
Downloading music, software or other things
Creating/publishing a personal website or blog
Shopping


Yes, I know, it's inane and somewhat painful. But think how I feel: before I get to learn HTML, I spend two weeks having to pretend I don't know what the internet is :areyoucra

Thank you for helping me :rainbow1:

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

As an older user my answers will probably be unlike most others here.

How would you define the internet, and when did you first begin using it?

the internet is for me a computer connection to the outside world that has virtually no barriers. I have used it for ages around 10 years...

What browser do you currently use?

Firefox

How much time each week do you spend doing the following online activities:
Browsing the web for work or school

None

Browsing the web for fun

20 hours,

Sending e-mail

1/2 hour

Using and chatroom or IM program

Never...

Playing games

Never

Downloading music, software or other things

Software etc 1/2 hour music ...None

Creating/publishing a personal website or blog

None

Shopping

I hour
Much of the 20 hours is spent on this site, or sites involved with Photography... mainly panoramas.

 

[lunamoth]

How would you define the internet, and when did you first begin using it?

Internet is a huge sprawling computer communication system that allows instant delivery of information from one PC or from other servers to other PCs over various wired and wireless media. I first used it (e-mail) regularly in 1991 as a post-doc. The first thing I thought was "this is great! It is going to revolutionize communication!" I ran home and told my husband, who was in sales at the time, and I told him pretty soon he was going to do everything by e-mail. I don't think he believed me! Anyway, I have been addicted to the internet since that time.

What browser do you currently use?[/qupte]Explorer

How much time each week do you spend doing the following online activities:
Browsing the web for work or school

For 'serious purposes' probably 7-10 hours/week

Browsing the web for fun

20

Sending e-mail

This comes from the totals for work and fun, but probably 7.

Using and chatroom or IM program

The balance from above.

Playing games

0

Downloading music, software or other things

0-1

Creating/publishing a personal website or blog

1-3

Shopping

0-1 (I hate online shopping except for books)

Yes, I know, it's inane and somewhat painful. But think how I feel: before I get to learn HTML, I spend two weeks having to pretend I don't know what the internet is :areyoucra

Thank you for helping me :rainbow1:

Enjoy your class!

 

[Aqualung]

How would you define the internet, and when did you first begin using it?

The internet is everything.

I started using it regularly in the summer of 2005, but I had occaisionally used it since about 2001.

What browser do you currently use?

Firefox.

How much time each week do you spend doing the following online activities:
Browsing the web for work or school

An hour or two on a particularly heavy day.

Browsing the web for fun

Three to five hours.


Sending e-mail

Well, since it only takes a minute or two to send an email, I'd say 15 minutes.


Using and chatroom or IM program

Almost none.


Playing games

Almost none.


Downloading music, software or other things

Almost none.


Creating/publishing a personal website or blog

None at all.


Shopping

A few minutes a week.

Yes, I know, it's inane and somewhat painful. But think how I feel: before I get to learn HTML, I spend two weeks having to pretend I don't know what the internet is :areyoucra

Thank you for helping me :rainbow1:

Well, those were very non specific answers, but I can't really get more specific without a stop watch, and that would just be silly.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I started using the internet at least 7 or 8 years ago. I use to use for school research and copy pasting articles, but I rarly do that anymore.
Anymore, I use it for;
Forums
Chats (AIM/YIM)
Gaming
Other stuff
email

How much time each week do you spend doing the following online activities:
Browsing the web for work or school
Never
Browsing the web for fun
30+ hours a week
Sending e-mail
1 hour a week
Using and chatroom or IM program
70+ hours a week
Playing games
10 - 30 hours a week
Downloading music, software or other things
10 hours a week
Creating/publishing a personal website or blog
Rarely
Shopping
2 or 3 times a year

I use Firefox and Opera.

The internet is a system of information stored on various mediums throughout the world that are linked together over the world wide web.

 

[Bishka]

How would you define the internet, and when did you first begin using it?

Something to connect people together and gather information. I began using it when I was about 12 (first recollection, probably early, but that's as far as I know)

What browser do you currently use?

Firefox

Browsing the web for work or school

2 hours - 5 (depending on the week)

Browsing the web for fun

15+

Sending e-mail

1+

Using and chatroom or IM program

less then an hour

Playing games

At least 24

Downloading music, software or other things

less then 30 min

Creating/publishing a personal website or blog

0 min

Shopping

less then 30 min

 

[MaddLlama]

Thanks for helping me out, guys. :rainbow1: Here's hoping the next two weeks of this class will be less tedious and retarded.
:sleep:

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

Thanks for helping me out, guys. :rainbow1: Here's hoping the next two weeks of this class will be less tedious and retarded.
:sleep:

I always found much college work was like that.
Either it was totally out of date
useless
or I already knew it.
however I usually managed to find something worth thinking about each day.

It was the mixing and talking with other students that taught me most.

 

[Kungfuzed]

How would you define the internet, and when did you first begin using it?

The internet is a conglomeration of computer networks spanning the globe. I began using it around 1999 when I got my first computer, using dial up.

What browser do you currently use?

Firefox when I'm running Windows or Epiphany when I'm running Linux.

How much time each week do you spend doing the following online activities:

Browsing the web for work or school 1 hour
Browsing the web for fun 4 to 8 hours from home (Mostly on RF) At work I'm logged into RF the whole night so technically I'm here 40 hours a week, but I'm busy most of the time.
Sending e-mail Hardly ever unless you count work email but that's intranet rather than internet.
Using and chatroom or IM program None
Playing games Two hours
Downloading music, software or other things Torrenting a movie can take a day or two but I only do that maybe once a month or so.
Creating/publishing a personal website or blog None
Shopping Rarely

 

[rojse]

So, my lovely fellow RFers....I have an incredibly silly assignment I have to do for a web design class. And, I'm enlisting you all to help me! Are you excited yet?

So, the assignment is I have to interview people about how they use the internet. So, if you could help a gal out and give me at least a short answer so I don't have to go tracking down people via phone, I'll be a very happy llama. :flirt:

How would you define the internet, and when did you first begin using it?

The internet is a network of computers that are linked to an outside server, in order to access information that is not found within the stored memory of the network.

I first used the internet in high school, for emailing and assessment work.

What browser do you currently use?

Internet Explorer.

How much time each week do you spend doing the following online activities:
Browsing the web for work or school

Five times per week.

Browsing the web for fun

Five times per week.

Sending e-mail

Five times per week.

Using and chatroom or IM program

Do not use.

Playing games

Twice per week.

Downloading music, software or other things

Do not use.

Creating/publishing a personal website or blog

Do not use.

Shopping

Do not use.

Yes, I know, it's inane and somewhat painful. But think how I feel: before I get to learn HTML, I spend two weeks having to pretend I don't know what the internet is :areyoucra

Thank you for helping me :rainbow1:

 

[kadzbiz]

How would you define the internet, and when did you first begin using it?

The worldwide sharing of information and commerce via a computer network

What browser do you currently use?

IE7

How much time each week do you spend doing the following online activities: Browsing the web for work or school

None

Browsing the web for fun

20-30 hours

Sending e-mail

1 hour

Using and chatroom or IM program

None

Playing games

None

Downloading music, software or other things

1/2 hour

Creating/publishing a personal website or blog

2 hours of the 20-30 hours I'm online

Shopping

1 hour including mostly browsing to find items

Thank you for helping me :rainbow1:

You're welcome.