YOUTH FOR GLORY- MAKING THE MOST OF THE NEW WORLD- INTERNET

A talk during the Youth Programme of St Mathias Anglican Church, Aule, Akure on Friday 7^th September, 2018

Basis: Understanding who you are

• Citizenship: Phil 3:20, Heb 11: 9-10
• Birth: 1Pet 1:23
• Culture: Phil 4:8
• Placement: 2 Cor 5:20

The new world called the Internet

What is it? The Internet is a globally connected network system that uses TCP/IP to transmit data via various types of media.

Internet ➥ Web ➥ Social media et al

Top Ranking Internet Businesses

Rank by Revenue	Company		Industry	Revenue ($B)	FY	Employees	Market Cap ($B)	Headquarters	Founded
1		Amazon	E-Commerce, Cloud	$177.86	2017	566,000	$918.0	Seattle, WA, USA	1994
2		Alphabet Inc.	Search, Cloud, Advertising	$110.8	2017	80,110	$837.09	Mountain View, California, USA	2015
3		JD.com	E-commerce	$55.7	2017	137,975	$45.68	Beijing, China	1998
4		Facebook	Social	$40.65	2017	25,105	$528.22	Menlo Park, CA, USA	2004
5		Alibaba	E-commerce	$39.90	2018	66,421	$465.91	Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China	1999
6		Tencent	Social, Gaming, Investment	$36.39	2017	44,796	$434.66	Shenzhen, Guangdong, China	1998
7		Booking	Travel	$12.681	2017	22,900	$92.94	Norwalk, CT, USA	1996
8		Baidu	Search	$10.16[16]	2016	45,887	$88.11	Beijing, China	2000
9		eBay	E-commerce	$9.567	2017	12,600	$43.73	San Jose, CA, USA	1995
10		Netflix	Entertainment	$11.7	2017	5,400	$146.43	Los Gatos, CA, USA	1997

Source: Wikipedia

Positives and Perils of the Internet

Positives of the Internet/Social media	Perils of the Internet/Social media
Connectivity	Cyberbullying
Education	Hacking
Education	Fraud and scam
Information and update	Reputation
Promotion	Cheating and relationship concerns
Worthy causes	Health concerns
Awareness	Death
Fighting of crime	Glamorization of illicit acts
Improved business reputation	Security issues

What should you do?

• Develop skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Technical skills, e.g. coding, graphics and multimedia, 3-D design
• Imaginative skill
• Problem-solving skill
• Be a value creator
• Connect people
• Enhance ease

Online Businesses You can do

• Marketing
• Information products creation, ebooks, audio, video
• Weblogging
• Vlogging
• Social media Assistant
• Apps creation
• Innovative services that solves problems

The list is endless.

Thank you and see you at the Top!