The Impact of IT: A Report on Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon

This report examines the impact of Information Technology, focusing on the influence of Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon on personal and professional life. It highlights how these companies have transformed various aspects of daily life by providing innovative services and products. Google's search engine and related services, Apple's disruptive innovations in mobile technology and other products, Facebook's impact on social networking, and Amazon's transformation of the retail industry through e-commerce are all discussed. The report concludes that these four companies have significantly shaped the modern digital landscape, influencing businesses and consumers alike and offering numerous benefits that have improved the quality of life.

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Impact of IT
There is the various impact of Information Technology of personal and professional life, as it
has provided different ways to improve the basic services of daily life. In addition, Google,
Apple, and Amazon are providing their best services in their field, which makes our life
smoother and simpler. Moreover, there are many other things, which can be managed using
these big giant companies. In the present situation of online services, mostly online are
depending on these giants, as these are the base of most of the things in personal and
professional life (SHIRAISHI, 2019).
In addition, there are some factors of technological innovations and their providers, such as
Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. Google makes searches easy for us, which is a
common need in the present era. It provides additional services to make our life easy, such as
google maps, Google pay, Gmail, and many other products. Most of the online users’ usages
Google’s product in their life. Smartphone users are using Google play for mobile
applications, which is a big source of income of Google (Brody, 2019).
Apple has changed the market scenario, as it has provided the best technologies for mobile
phones, and many other products. There are many good products and services of Apple,
which makes it popular in the market. There are many better things in a product of Apple,
such as the iPhone, MacBook, and others (NYTimes, 2019). Moreover, Apple has surprised
all the giant organizations from their new innovations, as Apple has provided disruptive
innovations, which can change the market (SONNEMAKER, 2019).
In addition, Facebook has changed the social life in the present era. From 2005, Facebook has
developed new applications and networking site, which is beneficial for social and
professional life. Moreover, the social network has changed after arriving on Facebook in the
market. It is the first choice for most users. There are many impacts of Facebook on the
market and consumers (Rodriguez, 2018).
Amazon has changed the shopping experience of users, as Amazon has provided products
and services using online shopping through its mobile app and website. There are many
advantages to shopping applications, which are eco-friendly and cost-effective. It has
changed the retail industry, which is a good way to improve basic services. There are many
large-scale organizations, which have used e-business for more growth and success. There is
a big factor in e-business on the growth of an organization (Gilmore, 2018).

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In conclusion, all four companies have affected the personal and professional life of a person
from a different point of views. Businesses are depending on these companies as well. There
are many good things in life because of these companies, as they are providing the best
services and products.

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