"What can you do on the internet?", asked one of my customers just a few days ago. I was, of coarse, quick to come back with the "What can't you do on the internet?" answer. Alice, my new (75 years young) customer, is getting her first computer. She HAS NOT been locked away in a box she assured me. But, until her Great Granddaughter, who is moving to Seward, Alaska with her parents, asked her if she would keep in touch with her by email, Alice, never even thought of having a computer for herself. Continuing our little conversation, which happened to last quite a long time, Alice not only discovered that she could NOT ONLY receive pictures of her family over the internet, pay bills over the interent (since she has such a hard time getting out into bad weather), keep up with news in Alaska over the internet, hold voice and video conversations via the internet, shop for groceries, clothing, learn new things, read good books, see new movies, and SO MUCH MORE over the internet, BUT, YES she could ABSOLUTELY have the freedom and pleasure of saving money on postage and hours at her desk writing letters by just sending quick and simple emails to near ALL of her family, including her wonderfully talented 8 year old Great Granddaughter (who is the absolute LIGHT of her life) .......Well to make an almost 4 hour story a little shorter, Alice was in tears that she had not found out about the "miracles" and "blessings" of the internet sooner!!!
So, this little BLOG I dedicate to Alice. May Your Travels Be Joyful!
What Can You Do On The Internet? Much more than i could EVER put into a simple BLOG. But I have compiled a list to help people who are still new to technology.
List of 100 Things to do on the internet:
1. Send email
2. chat in a chat room
3. talk on an instant message
4. make a webpage
5. research your family history
6. send photos to friends and family
7. go shopping
8. listen to music
9. read ebooks
10. learn what is happening in the world
11. play games
12. laugh at jokes
13. send birthday cards
14. meet someone and fall in love
15. check out an urban legend
16. find out the meaning of a word
17. research a term paper
18. go back in time
19. take a test
20. do your job
21. look at the world thru web cams
22. listen to old time radio shows
23. do your taxes
24. participate in polls
25. send flowers to someone
26. make dinner reservations at a restaurant
27. buy tickets to go to a movie
28. upgrade your computer system
29. learn about your own personality
30. listen to the radio
31. plan a vacation
32. check out books at the library
33. buy a car
34. learn about a health problem
35. take an online class
36. write an article or review
37. sell things on eBay
38. buy postage stamps
39. find a new house
40. meditate
41. do yoga
42. check your horoscope
43. find out how long you will live
44. translate something from one language to another
45. find a name for your pet
46. search for a quote for your sigline
47. order groceries
48. find a recipe for make something for dinner
49. locate places in your town or neighborhood
50. look for old classmates
51. learn about how things work
52. find patterns and directions for making things
53. find a grave of a friend, relative, ancestor
54. look for a new job
55. apply for a new job
56. learn how to fix something
57. get your own domain name
58. find out what your dreams mean
59. learn about your past lives
60. write poems
61. find your way around the world with online maps
62. share your thoughts in a web log, called Blogs
63. plan a party
64. cyberdate
65. learn a foreign language
66. write a business plan
67. write your resume
68. make money on your webpage by becoming an affiliate
69. paint online
70. plan your wedding
71. write your will
72. check the weather
73. track the moon phases
74. remember appointments
75. keep track of birthdays
76. schedule a walk up call
77. scan your computer for viruses and spyware
78. track a package
79. check the traffic on local roads and highways
80. Give Google a Face-Lift http://hostingproject.info/Zilos/googlex/
81. send streaming video
82. create your reality TV show online http://www.maniatv.com/
83. design business cards
84. jazz up your webpage
85. barter or swap old things for new things
86. start your own podcast
87. write and publish a book
88. write a letter
89. make a scrapbook page
90. read a newspaper
91. keep a journal
92. track your weight loss
93. join an email group to meet new people and learn new things
94. join 43 Things and discover all of the things you’ve already accomplished
95. start a business
96. Look up your own name in search engine
97. buy fabric
98. visit the White House in Washington DC http://www.whitehouse.gov/
99. explore your faith and spirituality
100. Print out paper dolls
Know your rights as an employee http://www.workplacefairness.org/
Here is even more things you can do on the World Wide Web…. http://it.stlawu.edu/~tdil/index1.htm
Some Things You May Have NEVER Thought You Could Do:
Design A Roller Coaster. http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/coaster/section1.html
Find the Movie Critic that best matches you. http://www.wisegeek.com/which-movie-reviews-should-i-believe.htm
Learn To Play The Guitar. http://www.guitarweek.com/lessons/index.php
Browse 100 Years Of Breakfast Cereals. http://www.kelloggs100.com/gallery.html
Time Travel to Ancient Rome. http://romereborn.virginia.edu/
Find Short Video Solutions For Some Everyday Practical Questions. http://www.5min.com/
Have An AWSOME And WONDERFUL Day!!!
