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Social Issues and the Internet

The Internet has become a far greater instrument for social change than most people initially envisioned. The immediacy of contact and the vast base of data accessible by the Internet(especially up-to-the-minute news(have rendered this communications pathway a 24-hour-a-day information source that people can tap into from anywhere. Whether at home, at work, or on the go via handheld devices, people are connected to the Internet virtually nonstop. Thanks to this global communications community, social issues are now receiving wider and more immediate attention.

One of the most important arenas where the Internet has made an impact is in relief organizations. These organizations provide food, clothing, shelter, medical attention, and supplies for the starving people in third-world nations; emergency relief for victims of natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis; and livestock or farming implements plus training to enable starving people to learn to feed themselves. SamaritanÆs Purse, a nonprofit international relief organization and the most mobile of such groups, stays constantly at the ready to deliver whatever aid is needed anywhere in the world. Although they can and do notify people via mail and television of the various relief needs around the globe, visitors to their web site can retrieve much more extensive information on the organization, the needs it is meeting, and projects that are being funded. Site visitors can investigate the organizationÆs financial accountability, read about its history and statement of faith, sign up to receive free newsletters, learn where its international offices are located, and make an online donation to the project of oneÆs choice. Projects include Indian Ocean tsunami relief, U.S. disaster relief, multiple HIV/AIDS projects, medical assistance, and many more. Their home page at http://www.samaritanspurse.org/home.asp features their project to p

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