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Internet

anyone can edit
easy to use and learn
Wikis are instantaneous so there is no need to wait for a publisher to create a new edition or update information
people located in different parts of the world can work on the same document
the wiki software keeps track of every edit made and it's a simple process to revert back to a previous version of an article
widens access to the power of web publishing to non-technical users
Information on almost every subject imaginable.
Powerful search engines
Ability to do research from your home versus research libraries.
Information at various levels of study. Everything from scholarly articles to ones directed at children.

There is a lot of wrong information on the internet. Anyone can post anything, and much of it is garbage.
There are predators that hang out on the internet waiting to get unsuspecting people in dangerous situations.
Some people are getting addicted to the internet and thus causing problems with their interactions of friends and loved ones .
Pornography that can get in the hands of young children too easily.
Easy to waste a lot of time on the internet. You can start surfing, and then realize far more time has passed than you realized. Internet and television together of added to the more sedentary lifestyles of people which further exacerbates the obesity problem.
internet has a lot of "cheater" sites. People can buy essays and pass them off as their own far more easily than they used to be able to do.
Hackers can use the internet for identity theft.

It can be quite depressing to be on the internet and realize just how uneducated so many people have become in today's society.