Why the internet is useful to me?

Advantages and usefulness of the Internet :

1. Global Audience
Content published on the World Wide Web is immediately available to a global audience of users, reaching more than 190 countries.

2. Operates 24 hours, 7 days a week

3. Relatively Inexpensive

4. Easy Integration with Internal Information Systems
Internet information systems deployed on the Internet can be easily integrated with internal information systems managed with office productivity applications such as Microsoft Office.

5. Create Online Discussion Forums
By using applications such as WebBoard, it's possible to set up online discussion forums on the Web.

6. Online Surveys
Traditional methods of performing surveys are often relatively slow and expensive compared to online surveys conducted on the Internet.

7. Announcements
With the World Wide Web, people can distribute various announcements to millions of users in a timely manner.

8. Multimedia
The capability to incorporate multimedia into Web pages is a major advantage of using World Wide Web to publish information. For example, many Web sites use sounds and video clips to make the content easier and more interesting to browse.

9. Product Advertising
People can use the World Wide Web to advertise various products. The Web allows a business to provide timely information, simply place the information on the Web page and it is available immediately for the customers.

10. Distribute Product Catalogs
The World Wide Web is a very effective medium for distributing product catalogs and can be updated as needed to respond to various changing market conditions.

11. Provide Technical Support
People can also use Web site to provide technical support to users. Because Web pages can be updated immediately with new information, various technical support literature can be immediately modified in light of new findings and developments.

12. Obtain Customer Feedback
The interactive nature of the World Wide Web is ideal for obtaining customer feedback.

Advantage of internet are
(1). efficient - we can check available balance, make transfer payment, pay bills, buy insurance or stock.
(2). effective - its service are provided upt-to-date
(3). convenient - we can check the data at home and at office, whenever computer is available.