10 Ways The Internet Has Changed The World

By Alex Antliff /

1. Service Commerce

What do you need? A train ticket? A new job? A taxidermist? A man who will come to your house and urinate on you for a small fee? I would hope that it€™s not the latter, but in the days before the internet, seeking out anything from a new home to a new bank account was something of a chore, requiring a great deal of time, effort and patience. Nowadays, the internet has simplified everything to the extent where you€™re never more than a few minutes away from what you need €“ individuals are able to manage their own affairs such as banking without having to visit a branch and can find anything ranging from directions and translations to price comparisons and job listings almost instantaneously. From car-sharing and house-hunting to dating and charitable donation sourcing, somebody somewhere seems to have come up with an online solution that makes things easier, and long may it stay that way.