Many people now cannot live without their laptop, computers and any other technologies. Before, it can be very difficult to find fun and entertaining websites on the internet. More and more people are now heavily relying on their technologies for entertainment and due to this manufacturers are trying their best to produce the best entertaining product to compete against one another. Many technologies now have different features that allows or able to entertain us, the audience. Features like online movies, social network, sports websites, online games, music, and more.
Advantages of online entertainment
- Online entertainment is just a click away
- Variety to choose from- games, music etc
- Flexibility- catch up on TV programmes is you have missed an episode
- Convenient
- Can be very addictive
Have you ever watched or downloaded movies via online? Did you find that easier than going to the cinema? I think your answer would be yes. There are now countless amounts of websites that allows you to watch and download movies online. Many people now especially teenagers, chooses to watch movies via online instead of going to the cinema this is due to it being more convenient and some offers free viewing.
Advantages of downloading movies online
- You can watch the film numerous times, over and over again
- Some sites are free therefore saves money
- Many films to choose from
- Security concern, viruses can occur
- Audio and video quality in free viewing sites are not always up to good standard
Tired of using the old VHS to play or watch your videos? Now there is a site called YouTube. YouTube is another way of entertainment online. YouTube was created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005. YouTube has become one of the most visited website online since its creation. You can watch and posts your own videos on YouTube, share it to everyone and this will then be watched possible by millions of people. There are many varieties of videos available, from funny videos to music videos. One of the reasons why YouTube has become so popular is that, there is always something for everyone due to it having different type of videos available. You can also share your videos and put on your blog etc in other sites.
Advantages
- Share videos to millions of people
- You don’t necessarily need to sign up
- It’s free- watching videos and sharing videos are free
- Great way to be exposed to public- many singers nowadays were first noticed in YouTube
- Sometimes loading can take a long time
- Internet connection needed
- Can be really addictive- once you’ve started watching videos on YouTube, you’ll be using it at all time
Have you missed an episode of your favourite TV programmes and you don’t know how to catch up with it? Well today, as technologies develop the features within these technologies also develops. Internet televisions cover the delivery of television shows and other video content over the internet. Online television has become very popular through services such as BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4od and more. The availability of internet television is sill gradually growing. Internet televisions allow the users to choose which ever programme they wish to watch. Some online televisions now also offer HD services in order to compete with against others. Online TV guides are now also available in the internet. This allows the audiences to plan their TV schedule ahead. This just proves that technologies are still developing and I’m sure in a short period of time, another great feature will come out and change peoples’ lives.
Advantages
- More convenient- just a click away
- Catch up- you can easily catch up when you missed a programme
- TV programmes are always available- you can watch programmes all over again and again.
- Internet connection needed
- Sometime people are more use to watching TV on TV and they feel more comfortable doing this
- Comfort- watching TV online is hard as you might need to sit right in front of your computer or laptop whilst watching TV on TV you can sit on the sofa and relax more.
Need something new to entertain you when you’re bored of playing football, card games or even board games? Then you should try out online games. Playing online games are one of the most popular things online, that people do when using the internet. Online gaming is still developing but even now there are many people who play online. Online gaming is more of a technology rather than a genre; it is use for connecting players together. Online games can now be associated as a social activity as there are many online games that have their own forums, online communities, websites etc. There are many different types of online games, from simple text based games to virtual games. There are now also many gaming websites created which are free but if you do want the best gaming online you going to need to either buy it or download it but it would cost you. Online gaming can also be way to interact with your friends or even families. Online gaming is expanding quickly among teenagers because of its benefits but we should also be careful with his due to its disadvantages.
One of the most popular games right now is World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft is a multiplayer online role playing game which allows you to create your own character, take control of this character and develop this character. World of Warcraft was released on November 2004 and as of today; it has 100.3 million of subscribers and is currently the world’s most subscribed multiplayer online role playing game. It also holds the Guinness World Record for the most multiplayer online role playing game by subscribers.
Advantages
- Plenty of games available for everyone that would suit your own taste
- Multi player- Good way to make new friends or online friends
- Different technologies can be use, console or pc or laptops
- Very accessible
Disadvantages
- Cases of addiction- online gaming can be very addictive and this might cause some sort of problems. This could seriously affects people physically and mentally
- Cyber bullying might occur
- Some games might be a bit slow or laggy
- Some people consider as waste of time as you keep investing and you get nothing back
- Pod casts
- Online gambling
- Sports- BBC sport
- Books Social network- communication or entertainment
- Download- Music- spotify (tailored to users, you can choose specific music)
- Radio
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