Diffusion Theory and the World Wide Web
Back in the year 1989 when the World Wide Web was created no one had any idea the magnitude of success, it would bring. When the World Wide Web was first launched, only a select group of individuals had access to use it and check it out. This is because it was designed to help better the communication for scientists around the world. The main goal was for scientists studying at universities all over to be able to connect and share their thoughts without needing to travel or find a way to connect in person. Since it was released and used by only scientists at first not everyone had access to it. Until it was eventually released and could be used by the general public. Everyone who already had access to the World Wide Web spoke very highly of it, which made many people eager to try it out themselves. The reason why so many people caught on so early and were interested is that the scientists who used it originally were extremely impressed with the development of it. It made many different tasks easier and it was also very user-friendly.
Early and Late Adopters
Since so many individuals finally got access and were able to finally use the World Wide Web it made many people even more excited to use it and see it for the first time. This is what then led many individuals from all over the world to become early adopters because everyone wanted to get their hands on this new online information platform. Since there was nothing that could ever compare to it or was even close to similar, it made it even more appealing to try and test out. No matter if you were in Switzerland or in the United States there was much discussion over this invention by computer scientist Tim Berners Lee. The main reason why some people were late adopters of the World Wide Web is because of their location. Some parts of the world are so far off the grid they would not have access to it because they did not own a computer or have one that they were able to use. If down the road they still never got access to it because they still did not have access to technology then this would lead to some individuals never become adopters.
Even though the World Wide Web serves an amazing purpose and allows anyone and everyone to communicate online if they have access to a computer. There are still negative consequences with technology. This is mostly due to personal safety and hackers being able to steal your personal data as more people turn to use different platforms online and share their personal information. The main reason for not being on any social media platform or website is mostly due to the fact that anyone can somehow gain access or information and steal your data. This could occur from a hacker logging into your account if you had one of the government having the ability to get all of your personal data as well. The cost-benefit analysis helps you compare both the good and the bad. If you are debating to use a new platform because you want to be safe but there are also benefits that come about it too. Since making decisions can be difficult it can help you figure out what the strengths and weaknesses are. Overall there are both positive and negatives to any technology platform or device because it makes life a lot easier but at the same time it still puts you at risk.
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