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Internet: Friend or Foe

July 2nd, 2009 Mighty 2 comments

This is the transcript of my presentation at the Celebrate Family Seminar of the Greenhills Christian Fellowship on June 27, 2009.

You can download the presentation by clicking here.

The emergence of the Internet is one of the most amazing things that happened in the twentieth century. It revolutionized the way we handle and access information.

Simply put, the Internet is a network of networks, a massive interconnection of computers all over the world. It is different from the World Wide Web, which is a wide collection of interconnected documents, hypertext and hyperlinks. The Web is but one of the communication services being provided in the Internet.

Features of the Internet

Email
World Wide Web
Remote Access
Online collaboration
File sharing
Streaming media
Voice over Internet Protocol

GCF Presents Celebrate Family

June 16th, 2009 Mighty 2 comments

Greenhills Christian Fellowship will hold the a conference on Celebrate Family: The Challenge of the Family in the 21st Century on June 27, 2009, 9am to 4:30pm at the GCF Ministry Center, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

I was invited to be one of the speakers there on the topic “Internet: Friend or Foe.” There will be two sessions of my presentation. One from 1:00-2:30 and another from 3:00-4:30. I will talk about the boon and the bane of the Internet for teenagers, internet addiction, the Word of God and the Internet and how teens can avoid the pitfalls of using the Internet. Stay tuned to the Pinoy Youth blog on June 27 for the livestreaming of my talk.

Here’s the rest of the topics on the Celebrate Family Seminar.

GENERAL TOPICS
The Disicpline of Young Children
Mrs. Lilian Rebong
Discipline is vital in raising godly children. This seminar teaches parents the importance of instilling positive discipline in children.

Pinoy Youth and Internet Addiction

September 10th, 2008 Mighty 1 comment

A week or so ago, I mused on Why Filipino Youth are Hooked with Video Games. It’s a great way to bond with friends and build a community, especially among guys.

I was surfing through the net randomly, when I came across this Internet Addiction Test. I took the test. The test asked about my online habits and Internet usage. At least it told me that: