Friday, May 10, 2013

The Wonders of the Internet

Disclaimer: This Post May Contain Adult Content 
Salamu

One of the biggest features of my current job is that spend a considerable amount of time on the internet researching stories and writing about technology based news which affects the investment capital or general investment industry. On average I spend 8 hours a day one the net.

But just because I write about a seemingly boring topic doesn’t mean that I am not subjected to other interesting pieces news/information that the internet offers. In fact…has anyone ever stopped to think about what we are actually exposing ourselves to on the internet?

It has most definitely changed the world. Since the dawn of the new millennium there has been a steady flow of users towards being connected to the internet. so much so that we live our lives through it. This has become a major selling point and was the motivation behind Google Street View.

Now Google Street view is a product designed by Google which gives you a first person view of a particular street in the world. Google achieved this by getting Google cars to drive around with cameras on them getting live feeds.

Most of this is done during the day where there is good light..blah blah..blah blah..blah blah. So one would assume that the view that the street car would get would be pretty harmless (provided its during the week that is). Well it is unless you live in Liverpool or the Australian Outback.

A recent drive down the back streets of scousetown revealed a man standing around a corner getting a hand job by a lady of the night (or middle of the day in this case) who is standing a bit away from the man in order to see that they cant be seen by no coppers. What she didn’t account for is the fact that she can only see in front of her and couldn’t see the car coming up behind her. ONLY IN LIVERPOOL MATE. ONLY IN LIVERPOOL. The Aussies took this one step further, a recent trip by a Google street car revealed a couple on an outback road pulling over and having intercourse over the bonnet of the car. The best thing is…the girl doesn’t try to hide her face away…she waves at the camera!

This doesn’t mean that there are only bad things on the internet. There are also some great sources on information and entertainment on the net. One of the best websites that I have come across lately is Buzzfeed, which is a comedic satire on everyday life reflecting on  weird ass lists. It’s a great read but highly addictive.

Below are some of the sites a spend a lot of time on and I consider worthwhile visiting.

www.cnet.com this is one of the best technology based news websites in the world

www.thehuffingtonpost.com this is one of the best general news sites around and is owned by Fox Entertainment so is quality.

www.buzzfeed.com for reasons discussed above.

www.sport24.co.za this is a great sports website for South African sports fans locally and abroad.

www.facebook.com for obvious reasons. Zynga poker is great.

www.freeonlinegames.com a great website for free games and Real Time Pool is highly recommended

It would be great to hear your sites. Let me know and I can visit them and include them in a more in depth review.

Mei jua daima kuwa kabla yenu, na vivuli nyuma yako!

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