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Internet and mobile technology became the means towards the new normal after the entire world came under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. The year will be remembered as a uniquely disruptive year – but not just for a global health crisis. Use of mobile technology has been growing by leaps and bounds over the years but it received a giant leap after online life was digitally transformed, as exponential change accelerated at home and work via cyberspace. The internet has intruded into the life and homes of billions across the world especially through the mobile technology. The impact on people is best amplified when everything today revolves around about social networking. It’s become a daily habit for many, and for some – a lion’s share of the day’s attention. This global addiction is widespread among over two billion active media users. The year 2020 also brought about a total change in the lives of people as millions who were not addicted to mobile and internet, were driven to them. Indeed, the year changed the way people live, work, study, advocate, and communicate in fundamental ways that will persist in a big way. The pandemic forced physical distance between people while bringing them closer together online. For all its contradictions, 2020’s impact on the Internet has been a rapid acceleration of trends already in motion. The Internet became a virtual lifeline, giving people vital health information and access to medical care. It allowed people to telework and enabled businesses to stay afloat through online sales. It heralded unprecedented e-learning. It allowed isolated people to connect with loved ones. With numerous stores, banks, and government offices closed during the pandemic, many people shifted to paying bills, collecting benefits, and shopping online. As a result, the first half of 2020 saw an increase in e-commerce equivalent to that of the previous 10 years. Today, online classes have become part of the normal learning. Internet and mobile are today’s lifeline across the world. YouTube has seen the biggest growth in audience interest, with 43% of consumers spending more time on the platform. YouTube has also become the platform for hosting thousands of channels and the figure is quadrupling. The other aspect, once considered unlikely, is that Great Work-from-Home Experiment has become a reality. With many workplaces closed, half of the workforce or more are working from home. According to a global survey, 45% of respondents worked from home in 2020, while another found that 47% of businesses would allow their employees to work remotely full-time, moving forward, and 82% would allow it at least some of the time. Online transaction has become the preferred way for purchases and payments with more and more people transacting online. The internet has become embedded in almost everything and unmistakably the most remarkable option of the century. The positive side is that technology has provided the medium for connecting everyone and as technology makes strides, virtual communication could be the thing. However, the negative aspect of over dependence on technology is that it is making person-to-person communication optional while it was primarily meant to augment daily life of people. The major question will be whether “normal life” ever returns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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