Online- Entertainment

The internet has grown phenomenally in the recent years. This growth has enabled it to become a hub for entertainment of sorts. Entertainment is available on pc and mobile phones (smart phones) devices such as I-phone and Blackberry’s. The internet offers opportunities to the entertainment industry as it makes send, streaming and receiving any information wanted quick and easy. This information caters for millions of people. There are many and various types of entertainment that can be found online.

Online entertainment makes it more interesting, relaxing and enjoyable for users who are often online and also for everyone.

Types of online entertainments

Online chatting:
Online Music: Bear share, You-Tube and spotify Online Videos: You-Tube
Social Networking: Face book, Twitter, Skype and My space
Online Games: Action, Puzzles and adventures
I-players

Online chatting: is talking to other people who are using the internet at the same time as you. Usually, this talking is the exchange of typed-in messages requiring one site as the repository for the message and a group of users who take part from everywhere on the internet. This is another method of relaxing and provides entertainment needs of people online. There are many chat forums where people from a variety of countries can chat generally. Forums are always 24/7.

Advantages of chat rooms:
Can meet new people
Brings people together of different ages, nationalities, ethnic groups, social classes, religions and political persuasion. Such people may not have the opportunity to interact with the real world.
Opens your mind to competing views, opinions and perspectives

Disadvantages:
Anonymity- no accountability
High Prone of Viruses
You really don’t know who you are talking to. Although they may appear friendly and nice, the reality may be somewhat different.

Online Gaming: is a game played over some forms of computer network. Online games can range from simple text based game to games incorporating complex graphic and virtual worlds populated by many players simultaneously. Online entertainment has become popular among young people, though they also appeal to an older range of people as well as they are a great way to relax and remain pleasurable

The demand for online gaming has pushed computer companies to make the perfect computer with the ability to host massive games with hundred of people online without an element of lag or connection loss. In recent times, computers have become so powerful and low cost that many of us play computer games for entertainment. You can buy specialised games machines that hook up to a television or you can use the Internet to play online games with thousands of other people who are also online with you

Games can come in number of Genres such as: Card Games, adventures and Brain games.

Advantages of online Gaming
Many researchers have proved the positive effect of playing online games on youngsters mind. A Word, Puzzle and trivia game enriches the children’s speech. Classic computer games such as
Tetris benefits the kids ability to focus, analyse shapes, think and plan ahead.
Some online games are free. It’s also cheaper to buy online games. Therefore save you money.
It’s multiplayer, it’s a good way to make new friends with similar interests to yourself and they can also help you in the game if you are ever stuck.

Disadvantages of online Gaming.
One of the key disadvantages that online gaming has is its inherent lack of physical person-to-person contact.
Can be addictive. It can also isolate you from Human companionship, distort your sense of reality, shorten your sight and also damage your back
They can cause you and other children to spend valuable time in the of the computer at the expense of work, school or family obligation


Music: more people are finding that they enjoy music online as it’s a cheaper alternative to purchasing their favourite tracks. There are lots of sites, which allow users to freely download and listen to music. Websites such as Lime wire and Bear share allows you to download mp3 files for free. However this is actually illegal as its breaking the copyright Law.

You-Tube is a video sharing website that has grown to be one of the most watched sites in the world. On you-tube you can post videos, watch music videos and also download. Many people uses U-tube as a way of staying connected with new update in music.

In the first decade of the 21century, technology made it possible to download music from the internet to your computer. Before this, you had to go to a music store physically and purchase an album or CD if you want to hear the latest favourite artist.

Advantages of downloading music:
You can download at any time and you get the music (almost) straight away.
You may only pay for the part of the song you want, you don’t have to pay for the whole CD just to get one track, you may be able to purchase just one track making the experience cheaper.
Convince: You have the ability to log on one of the many music sites on the internet and buy your music at the comfort of your home.

Cost: Many music sites charges a small fee for their membership and a charge for each download. It may seem like a lot of fee, but song for song it works out to less than typical cost of a CD. The ability to purchase and download music from the internet has lowered the price per song. If you combine this with the ease of purchasing at home, the cost save is even greater because no money is spend on travel to and from a store.

The internet has proven it power can have affect the music industry as file sharing has been rampant among customers. Aside from free software for music downloads, file sharing have also proliferated, save in internet users the cost and effort of downloading and installing particular software for music and file sharing. Still there are some disadvantages with music download especially those that are free or illegal.

Disadvantages of downloading music
Space: downloading music takes up priceless spaces on your hard drive. This might not be a problem for casual listeners, but audiophiles with considerable gigabytes of mp3 into heir libraries might take issues. A popular solution to freeing up spaces on computer is by using external drive to store music. As of July 2010, prices for terabyte external hard drive at around £65. External drives allow users complete and total access to their music libraries without taking up spaces on their main hard drives.
Illegal: downloading internet for free drastically affects the music industry in terms of album or digital single sales and record industries creates lower profits. Although illegal downloading is technically a crime, it is difficult to trace them.
Viruses: Although downloading music online is relatively easy, you cannot always be sure whether the music files you download is free from viruses. While most sites claim that the file is virus and spyware free, there might be hidden viruses, which a free and basic antivirus program cannot detect.
Corrupted files and inaccuracies: free music download don’t always work. Download which normally comes in mp3 format can be corrupted, meaning they don’t work. Some downloads can also take several hours to finish. Other problems include the accuracy of music, as many downloads can be mislabelled and have wrong titles.
Sound quality: sometimes, the music doesn’t have sound quality as good as the original. It is difficult for digital files to have same quality that a physical CD can have.