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Internet used for entertainment



BBC Iplayer



You can go onto BBC iplayer. This is means you can see any program that you might be able to watch any film at any time if you have missed it on BBC one. You can see other program you have seen recently as well. it works just like sky, you can watch it at any time, skip chapters or or pause. You can pick up any channel owned by the bbc e.g BBC 1 BBC 2 BBC 4 CBBIES etc. You can also access this from your phone like the iphone 3G. However there is a disavantage if everyone tried to view it at the same time you could free or crash the whole internet server.



Xbox

A console like the xbox can access the internet and play against one else on the internet. You can talk to person at the same time on a chatpad. It has live audie and you can type your information in. You can play against anyone, someone you may know or someone you might not know.

You can download games or you can play a new game you might want to try. You can also download films where you can play rent or buy films however there is not enough choice.





Advantages of Online gaming:

• Anyone can play


• You can play on a game you might not have


• on some consults you can access different parts of the internet

97 aged 12-17 play with gaming consults

With online gaming you can meet people you would not of met before. Some people have meet over the internet in gaming. some people have been know to meet and not liked each other. Some people have been known to get married using this service.

There is a website called mozy.com that will back up your files like pictures of word documents incase something happened. However hackers might be able to access your work. You can also have an account and you have and encription when you access your account. this makes sure your account is safe.

social networking

linkedin.com is a professional instant messaging service. It is just like messaging that is used to talk to previous known business people. This could be used for doctor, lawyer or teachers etc. This does not show your pictures like other service do. This helps you talk to other people as well as hide your appearance.

Loopted

is a service that lets people know where exactly where you are from anywhere. Its only works for on a phone.