The uncomfortable topic of the internet and the Sex Industry

The uncomfortable topic of the internet and the Sex Industry
Sex and porn sites on the Internet are seen as shoddy phenomenon in the last twenty years, however it has revolutionised the way the process of payment on the Internet is today. the porn industry were the first to : Web Camera/Video Conferencing, Advertising, Banner Ads, Traffic for cash ads, Streaming videos, Fee based subscriptions, Focus on user/user ability, Pay per Click etc... I t is a multi billion dollar industry throughout the world, bigger than all combined revenues of all professional football, baseball and basketball Industries. The size of the porn industry is $57.0 billion world wide. this Industry research has proved to a dangerous business. There shame and secrecy surrounding sexual abuse make it difficult to get accurate data regarding incidents. There is some statistics, between 66 - 90% of women in the sex Industry were abused as children, in another study 51.2% of women working as exotic dancers were threatened with a women, by far the biggest crime in this Industry is the increasing number of issues with child pornography. I think the Sex industry is a crime in some respects but instead of people moaning about all the issues at the end of the day, it is peoples choice to view what they like and if anyone has that big of problem such as government, adults, parents they can regulate it quite easily.

Virtual Communities

Virtual Communities

We are all familiar what virtual communities through facebook, etc but what is it Really! Online or virtual community is the gathering of people, in an online "space" where they come, communicate, connect, and get to know each other better over time. From that point on, the rest is up to you. Your community will be what you and your members make of it! Play games, send photos, create friendships etc. Virtual communities are growing bigger and bigger in the way that people keep in touch with each other. The sending of letter is increasing becoming a formal thing and quite frankly a thing of the past. I am a member of facebook and it is now a habit to check my account on a regular basis. I also from time to time keep an eye on my favourite teams Fans Forum to keep up to date of all the latest news regarding the team. I think these virtual communities are also a good source of information as you find certain facts that otherwise would not be published through other media like newspaper, TV and radio. It is an easier way for people to express there opinion good or bad, for example Dell have a forum about their computers of the positives and the negatives about their product