Professional Skills in Digital Age

Report on Professional
skills in digital age

INTRODUCTION
Internet is consider as global system which is important for all and it helps to improve the
development of individual as well as country. This is a global system which can be used to share
the information, increasing knowledge, providing services worldwide and improving the
communication. This is biggest world wide network of many computers system which facilitates
easy abstraction and increase the internet services (Kelentrić, Helland and Arstorp, 2018). This is
connected with large integer of domestic, government, academic and business networks which
contains high level of knowledge, experience and information. Digital age and information age
are started with introduction of personal computers and introduction of advanced technology
which helps to share the information quickly from one place to another. For people and others it
is necessary to integrate professional skills with latest technology which results in good way.
With the help of internet it become possible for customers to get products and services instantly
and feel comfortable. This report is based on different topics such as positive and negative
impacts of internet, security and privacy measures and comparison of features and applications
of communications providers.
Positive and negative aspects of social media
Introduction of Internet
Internet is the main part of people's life that has intruded globally in to everything than
people can imagine. In the world, there are hardly people who do not rely on internet in their day
to day life. This was initially introduced in 1960's by a researcher commissioned by federal
government of US. It is rapidly expended in Europe and Australia till mid 1980s. By using
internet people are getting many services like chats, sending messages, solution of problems,
online order and payment etc. which are useful for organisation and maintain the profits.
Presently, internet has become a serious part of human being which is used in every stage and
maintain them in organised form. Daily updates are easily available on internet which solves the
problems and defines effective ways to develop the people. The aspects of social media are
endless that are as stated with negative and positive aspects such as:
Aspects of social media on internet
In society and other places internet is consider as easy way and effective communication
channel which helps to build strong relations with people. In other words, this is the proper way
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to provide information and retain existing as well as new customers. The good and bad impacts
of social media on internet are as given:
Positive aspects of internet
Improved communication – Social media is uses to improve the communication of
society. With the help of internet communication between people become better and easy which
helps to develop the country. Video calls, mails, you tube, shopping and others are interesting
option of internet which can be used in daily life. This is also useful in corporate life where
people can meeting from different places and arrange their activities (Positive and negative
aspects of social media on internet, 2019).
Helps in building communities – In world, there are different religion's people and
beliefs in society where social media helps to develop and participate in society of their religion
and think to discourse and learn more.
Advertisement – Social media is helpful for organisation and people as it provide cheap
and easy methods to reach target audience around the world. By using internet companies give
advertisement which attracts people and encourage them to buy products. There are various
internet plat forms such as search engine optimisation (SEO) and social media and others which
helps to promote business and attracts big area as well as target customers.
Current updates – Social media make available daily updates and current happenings
instantly which helps to increase knowledge and ideas. In other words, it consider as real time
hub for all updates regarding entertainment, politics, business, science, sports and many fields.
Promotion – Promotion is another aspects of social media that helps society to promote
their business whether having online and offline. This helps to promote the business to largest
audience which makes profitable, less expensive and appropriate effectively.
Easy research work - Internet is used in business corporation which helps in growing by
conducting timely research about particular product and services. In business environment
people needs and wants are changing day by day which is important to know, is possible through
internet. This helps to get the information easily which is relevant to business such as changes in
prices, technology, google scholar, new trend etc. Therefore, it is only one way which make easy
and fast research (Ellaway and et. al., 2015).
E- businesses – With the help of social media a business can be started and accomplished
through internet which helps in business transaction and communication effectively. This gives
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