Straits Times, BBC News, New York Times, what do these newspapers have in common? They are all available online now. Like I mentioned in my earlier post, computers are going to take over the world one day because even newspapers are going to the internet. They provide on-the-spot news. The latest news IS the latest news. This is the power of the internet.
Why is it such a hit? Well, a car crashed and you get the news straight away. For example, in the recent Tom Jones no show, a reporter's friend got an sms from her husband saying: 'I guess you're coming home early tonight, Tom Jones cancelled on you huh?' The power of the internet. Top news right down to the minute.
Not only are online newspapers hot, applications such as twitter are great vessels for on-the-spot news as well. Just an hour ago I received a twit that Daniel Ong and Jaime Teo just had their baby girl. All thanks to Daniel Ong's tweet. Thus, it is easy to be labelled as 'outdated'. We have access to the internet and if one is not kept up to date with the news, that is no excuse.
To top it, perks of news online, besides it being updated every single second, it reduces the hassle of flipping through a newspaper as well. Remember back in the past when we use to get our hands dirty when we flip the newspaper? Well, worry no more! because with the click of the mouse, we can read news right in front of us and with the ease of scrolling, no more dirty fingers!
Though there are perks of online newspaper, people do still prefer the good old printed version as it is somethig tangible and it does not really strain the eyes like the computer screen does to us. Well, maybe we will have a portable online newspaper coming soon, like just s screen and it is foldable but does not strain our eyes? Maybe, in the near future.
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