| Internet technology definitely has a way of | | | | often you get to see that person, talk to them |
| bringing people closer together. There is so much | | | | face to face, see them laugh, see how they have |
| that you can do with a computer and a high | | | | changed. This is the beauty of being able to talk |
| speed internet connection. It is truly amazing. The | | | | with a web cam. You can actually see and |
| best part is that people all over the country are | | | | interact with the person on the other end of the |
| connected to the Internet. With the invention of | | | | conversation. This has become especially popular |
| satellite Internet more people in rural areas that | | | | with families with small children that live far away. |
| weren't previously able to get a high speed | | | | Let's say that grandma and grandpa live in New |
| connection now have access to satellite | | | | York and their three grandchildren live in Seattle. |
| broadband. Because so many people use the | | | | They only see one another twice a year and it |
| Internet as a way of keeping in touch, it's very | | | | can be difficult for the kids to warm up to their |
| important that they have a reliable and well | | | | grandparents that they hardly see. With the use |
| functioning way of getting online. Satellite Internet | | | | of talking with a web cam, the children can get to |
| has accomplished this for many people. | | | | know their grandparents as if they lived in the |
| In addition to emailing and social networking, a lot | | | | next town over. They will know how their |
| of people have begun to use programs where | | | | grandparents look and how they sound. It's also a |
| they can talk directly to one another, sometimes | | | | nice benefit for the grandparents who can watch |
| even using web cams. Programs, such as Skype | | | | with their own eyes how the children grow and |
| or Google Talk, allow their users to have | | | | change over the months. If the new toddler has |
| conversations, much like we do on the telephone. | | | | begun to walk, mom and dad can share that with |
| But instead of using the telephone, it is done using | | | | the web cam. Another use that is extremely |
| the Internet. The call or conversation is free of | | | | popular is when you have loved ones who are a |
| charge, unlike your cell phone or home telephone. | | | | bit further away than across the US. Having a |
| The other exciting feature is the use of the web | | | | loved one in a foreign country can be difficult. |
| cam. This is often what attracts people to using | | | | With these programs you can talk often, for free, |
| one of these programs in the first place. Imagine | | | | and see each other with the web cams. |
| that you have a family member or a close friend | | | | Internet technology is truly amazing. It has the |
| that lives very far away. This is probably not | | | | ability to bring people closer together, even when |
| difficult to do since many people live far from | | | | they are thousands of miles apart. |
| their loved ones these days. Think about how | | | | |