Online revolution: how the internet changed our lives

Always online - When was the last time you were offline? Nowadays we are constantly online, whether in the subway, the bathroom, the street, or in a tunnel, we're connected everywhere. There is no time to rest, because your cell phone is connected to the internet, and so is your TV, and now even your watch!

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Diagnosis - One of the great advantages of the internet is that you can save yourself some time and instead of going to the doctor, you can make your own diagnosis at home. However, this can make people become even more obsessed with diseases and even become hypochondriacs.

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No more phone books - Remember those massive phone books you used to have at home with all the numbers you might need? Yes? Well, you can now find all this information online.

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CDs - And how about the times when you had to burn all your music onto CDs? With the internet, you now have access to all the music you want, anywhere, anytime, and in various formats.

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Watches - Many watch brands started producing smart watches that can connect to the internet and interact with your phone, computer, and television.

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Real addiction - Internet addiction may be something that has not yet been subject to in-depth studies and consensus among the scientific community, however, in China, as The Guardian shows, there are rehab camps for people who are addicted to the internet.

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A disease? - Several researchers have already classified internet addiction as a mental illness to be taken seriously.

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The limits of the internet? - Well, the reality is that you can have access the internet virtually anywhere. There is even WiFi signal on top of Mount Everest, so you can connect your favorite gadget and check your Facebook page from the top of the world!

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Multitasking - Thanks to the internet, we can do more things at the same time. Are you one of those people who has several tabs open at the same time? Well, this may be decreasing your efficiency and productivity.

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Reduced attention span - The internet has got us so used to things working fast that, for example, we can easily loose our patience if a video takes too long to load. In fact, most people give up on a video if it does not load after 10 seconds. This would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.

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Emails - Do you remember what it was like writing a letter? If you are aged 35 or over, it's very likely that you do. But if you're younger, it's likely that you have always sent emails or used internet messaging to chat with friends and family. Approximately 204 million emails are sent every minute.

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Back in the day... - In 1993 there were only 130 websites on the internet... today it's practically impossible to determine how many websites there are.

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Domains - It is estimated that about 100,000 domains are registered every day.

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Privacy - How much privacy do you have these days? If you have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts, you are likely to share many moments of your life that in other times would never have been seen, even by close relatives. These moments can now be shared with more people than ever before.

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Encyclopedias - When was the last time you stepped into a library to research a specific subject? You probably don't remember. This is because it's a lot easier and more convenient to simply use a search engine. Finding all the information we need at the click of a button is something we already take for granted.

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The dangers of Wikipedia - Using sources such as Wikipedia is not as unreliable as it was a few years ago. Most people now understand the dangers of using the website and verify the sources, which can be easily found on the page.

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Phone numbers - How many phone numbers do you know off the top of your head? These days, people rarely use their phones to make calls. Instead, they prefer to do it through the internet where they have access to various apps that allow them to speak easily with whoever they want.

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Online shopping - Online shopping is now easier than ever before. With online banking and PayPal, buying online has become the norm for many people.

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Legal right - In 2010, Finland became the first country in the world to declare the internet as a basic legal right.

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Never used the internet - According to National Geographic, Pope Francis has never used the Internet in his entire life, nor does he know how to use it.

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On the moon - Since 2014, a signal sent by NASA makes it possible to access the internet from the moon.

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No internet for a day - If the internet shut down for a day, about 3 billion searches on Google would not be recorded.

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Violation - According to the United Nations, disconnecting someone from the internet is a violation of human rights.

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Breakfast - The Daily Mail points to a study that concluded that, adults spend more time checking their emails and surfing the web in the morning than they spend eating breakfast.

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Time - Several studies show that the time a person spends on the internet has increased significantly over the years. For example, in 2002 the average was 46 minutes. In 2012, the average was 4 hours!

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Even in prison - In all of Norway's prisons, inmates have internet access in their cells.

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