The Future of Internet in 2020

Currently the internet is 26 years, 11 months , 3 weeks, 6 days, 16 hours and 2 minutes years old. Technology has evolved so much in such little time.  Now we not only shop, work and meet people online but we also publicize what we are doing at a particular moment through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. All of us are well aware that 2020 holds a lot of surprises. If in 2012 we could see technological products such as Google Glasses, iPad, iPhone4s, etc. What 2020 could offer is beyond our imagination. Companies and Individuals will be more transparent in terms of their personal information  which will consequently question their personal integrity and social tolerance. The mobile would act as a connection tool to the Internet in the world in 2020.The internet's capabilities and capacity for creating and cultivating communication social relationships is on a very grand scale and is undeniably interactive. Things such as voice recognition and touch user interface which prevails to some extent in 2012 will be the norm of 2020. There will be constant and a more emphasized solution in allowing copyright protection to prevent people finding various ways to copy information without payment. Virtual reality and the Physical world will not have a barrier  mixing social relations. 

The polarization and extremity of an individual's personality will be reflected in the technology that develops in  2020. The world will be less tolerant since one's surroundings will not have the uniformity of a single culture. 

In today's day and age no business can operate globally without a website. Companies and Enterprises have used the Internet to change the way they do business and enjoy the opportunities made while using the Internet as a tool of connecting with people today. The Internet today provides connectivity but it is not omnipresent, we have bandwidth but it is not limitless, we have access to content but it cant be reused in every device. Security is such at a question right now. 

The Internet : PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE!

In an Asian Media Conference in Los Angeles in 1998  , Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s Senior Minister said “Singapore has managed this relentless flood of information not by blocking the flow but by stating its point of view in competition."Singapore probably has the greatest concentration of international media in the region”. (Straits Times, Oct 31 & Nov 2, 1998). In contrast to this description of Singapore’s fresh freedom is a double voice which speaks volume of the unresolved tension and the history of the supressing of the media in Singapore and how information is slightly more controlled . The mass media theory is the idea that media are corrupting impacts that weaken the social order. This shows the existence of a mass media society where through the power of the state the government can monopolize the public and control their thoughts.

This political view in term of Singapore also shows how in the Future, the Internet will be filled with networked connections. The government will have a lesser impact in controlling thoughts as there will be more room for thoughts in the mind of the citizens. There will be new ways of working, new ways of interacting , new ways of living, etc. As mentioned in my previous blog post companies such as Apple, Google, and Amazon will develop more in the future only if these companies aim and hold on to diverse business units and integrate themselves with various technological devices to create a more intense realm of the future/ 

Case Study on Google Vs Amazon Vs Apple

The question arises who is the King out of these three wonderful tech companies which would be given the title of " The King" and Number1. Earlier Amazon just focused on selling books, Google was a search engine ,and Apple sold computers. In the recent years this has not been the scenario. Google and Apple now sell phones, Apple focuses on music, Amazon has indulged in server business and Amazon gives online payment services. Each one of these companies has been trying to be diverse in their own ways. This is just the beginning of the end.


To some people Amazon might be a clear choice due to its strong online medium and its distribution centers across US. Why couldn't it be Apple? It surely can... Apple has a first hand success when it comes to the iPad and the iPhone. It has brought technology to another level altogether. It has a successful retain strategy and one of the most important aspect of a company would be its leader. Steve Jobs, has a well known name and is a LEGEND! Apart from this reason Apple has constantly proved itself to be worthy due to the constant competition it has been giving. Apart from this Google on the other hand could also be a viable option as it is a source for knowledge which is constantly required in business, education and personal activities.

All these companies are well established and are well grounded with strong leaders and leadership. The question is in the near future which one of these companies will diversify and integrate themselves. Amazon has attracted its audience by various inventions such as Kindle and Kindle fire that have changed the way people read books. Google is filled with zest, information transportation, financial services. Apple focuses more on devices, technology and entertainment.


Case Study of Amazon Vs Apple Competing Ecosystem Strategies : The Case study talks about how the invention of  great products are necessary but not as important as developing new solutions. For example when Apple expanded from music players to phones, it indulged in the iPhone not just technology and software of the iPod but also the user's music store entire supplier base. By transferring elements and components of the iPod , apple give birth to the iPhone.


Amazon had used the same tactic like Apple. When the Kindle Fire was introduced last year, it brings together e-book activities with users e-book libraries. The original Kindle in 2007 was just meant for reading whereas Kindle Fire has boomed the tablet market and allows users to watch videos, read and run some Android applications. However the difference between Apple and Amazon is in terms of its " footprint" and " profit model". Apple receives a huge bulk of profit the moment an iPad is sold, while its partners receive value over time as users consume the services. In contrast Amazon's receives its profit gradually over the lifetime of the customer.Amazon together with its partners makes profit over time. (http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/03/amazon_vs_apple_competing_ecos.html)

The conclusion to this would be that the question of being Number ONE depends more on what fields do these companies will be focusing on and using in the future. It is expected that these three companies would be aiming and holding on to diverse business units. So far the question of being Number one still remains. The race is very competitive with all three contenders doing its best to strive to the top

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This is the video made by me. It's a video about all the memories I have made in Singapore. Since i am an international student, all the times i have spent here and the  friends I have made are very special, since i might not meet these people again. Thus the video, so I have something to look back to as I move ahead with time