Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has sent everyone into the safety of their homes with non-essential businesses closing. In public, people are wearing masks and gloves to cover their mouths from potential contamination. People are told to stay 6 feet apart from each other to lower interaction between people.
In return, the use of the internet has increased during this time. While people are unable to interact face-to-face, instead, social networking platforms have been utilized to interact. From constant use of platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram, people are able to keep up with each other’s lives.
In an article called “The Virus Changed the Way we Internet” by Ella Kpeze and Nathaniel Popper, certain statistics were shown regarding the increase of use with certain applications. For Facebook, there was a 1.1% increase using an application, however, for those searching Facebook.com as a website, there was a 27% increase.
Not only have social media platforms been utilized more due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but the use of streaming platforms has been utilized more. Therefore, the applications and websites of Netflix and YouTube have also seen an increase.
Something that emerged that thousands of people have had to learn was that schooling and higher education is possible online. With the utilization of platforms such as Zoom, Cisco Webex, and other ways to connect through video conferencing, students are able to see that it is possible to gain an education remotely.
During this time of adjustment, many people are struggling to adjust to this weird new way of “normal,” but the use of internet has made this adjustment not as hard as everyone expected.
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