Many people see the Internet as the World Wide Web, connecting people and sharing information on a global scale. However, others see it as a grotesque web that traps humanity with lack of intelligence. Whether positive or negative, there is no doubt that society has become extremely dependent on the Internet in recent years. Every day, millions of people around the world use the Internet for different purposes: commerce, communication, social networking, work, education, entertainment and more. As the Internet is used daily providing graphical stimuli and frequent distractions, some individuals are starting to believe that it can change the way people think. Indeed, “China and South Korea have declared 'Internet addiction' to their citizens as a primary public health problem” (Greenblatt). In contrast, the Internet has been considered the best “technological change since the advent of the printing press” (Greenblatt) due to its usefulness. The usefulness of the Internet is demonstrated by its large amount of information. Google estimates that the Internet has nearly five million terabytes of information, or 5 trillion megabytes, and the human brain is expected to hold an average of five terabytes, so it would take a million human brains to hold all that data. Internet (Koning). Likewise, 40 Blu-Ray discs can store about a terabyte of information, so 200 million Blu-Ray discs could contain the Internet (Koning). On average, 247 billion emails are sent every day, and teens spend nearly 31 hours online and four hours doing homework per week (Koning). Of these 31 hours, two hours are spent on YouTube, where 24 hours of videos concern... middle of paper... ecological issues and a decrease in traditional forms of interpersonal relationships. Furthermore, forms of fraud are increasing with the development of web technology. Furthermore, one thing about the Internet is absolutely certain: it has become global and will remain a worldwide network. Works Cited Facebook. "Statistics." Facebook. 2011. Network. September 10, 2011. Google. “About YouTube.” YouTube. Google. 2011. Network. September 9, 2011. Greenblatt, Alan. “The Impact of the Internet on Thinking.” CQResearcher. CQPress, September 24, 2010. Web. September 9, 2011. Koning, Ellie. Facts on the Internet. and Medical Billing and Coding Organization. Network. JPEG files.Simon, Maya, Mike Graziano and Amanda Lenhart. "The Internet and Education." Pew Internet and the American Life Project. Pew Research Center, September 1, 2001. Web. September 9, 2011. Twitter. "About Twitter." Twitter. 2011. Network. 9 September. 2011.