Opinions and Feedback on the Internet

Introduction We as humans have the unique ability to form opinions, disseminate or dispense them, and gain feedback from others. And indeed, often our feedback comes in the form of more opinions. Even facts we once held sacred have been and continue to be proven as merely very persuasive opinions. In fact, the way you perceive your world, our world, is an opinion; based in what we perceive to be fact. We have the ability to communicate these perceptions; and anywhere communication is possible, so is the ability to disseminate or dispense these opinions and gain feedback. This seemingly simple process is paramount in our social structures. With the advent of the internet in 1957 this process has taken on many innovative and interesting forms and in all likelihood will continue to do so.

History The internet was invented in 1957.

Present Day Mediums Practical Applications

Mediums The Bulletin Board The Letter The Newspaper The Telephone The Radio The Television Web Based Mediums – The Wiki – Social Networking Sites

The Bulletin Board

The Letter

The Newspaper

The Telephone

The Radio

The Television

Social Networking Sites

The Wiki

Practical Applications Businesses Governments Educational Institutions Communities

Future

Conclusion

Bibiliography