There are so many things you can do on the web but there are 5 things most people use the internet for: communicating, shopping,searching, education and entertainment.
Communication
This is the number 1 social networking site & my personal favorite. You can connect with family & friends by posting pictures, statuses, comments and even news. They generate most of their income through advertisements from sponsors. They even make money from apps/games you can play on their website.
Skype allows people to communicate through video and instant messaging. It's the biggest voice calling service and it's very easy to use. Skype is free but does have a subscription service in which they make their money.
Email is a form of communicating through the web that has been around the longest. Gmail is a very reliable and easy to use email provider. Although it's a free service, they make money from the advertisements you'll see every time you're logged in.
Shopping
Ebay is a popular online shopping site that allows businesses and regular people all over the world to sell their items. Things can be bid on or just bought. Ebay makes money by charging selling and transaction fees.
Amazon is probably the more reliable(from my experience) online shopping site when compared to Ebay.Amazon & Ebay are very similar but on Amazon you don't bid. Amazon makes their money through Amazon Prime and selling/transaction fees. Prime is a subscription that has more features than a free membership.
Walmart's stores don't always carry what you're looking for but their website might. Walmart is a very popular mass merchandising store so they probably have the biggest mass merchandising website. The way they generate income is obvious. They're selling products for other companies and take out a big chunk of the profit. They also make money charging shipping fees.
Searching
Everyone knows Google is the biggest search engine. You can search for anything on Google. Just like other sites, it's free but makes most of it's money through advertisement.
Bing is another search engine where you can look for anything, but it's not as popular as Google. Bing gets paid for reference. Bing basically refers you to the site and they get paid for it.
Yahoo is not only an email provider, but it's also a search engine. Like the rest, you can search for anything. You can even answer questions people ask. Yahoo makes most of their money from advertisements and sponsors.
Education
You will see University of Phoenix advertised on TV & on the web. It is a huge online school attended by people all over the country. You can get any degree from a associates to a bachelors. They make their money from the students paying to take the classes.
Everest also offers many degree programs online or on campus & you'll see their commercials on TV. They make money by charging tuition just like any other college.
Another big nationally accredited online college with some campuses all over the country. They make money from tuition charged for classes.
Entertainment
I personally love Netflix. They have a large database of movies & TV shows you can watch on different devices. They make their money by charging a subscription fee and by renting out movies to subscribers.
WorldStar is the most popular urban media news & entertainment website. It's not for everyone, but it's very popular among urban youth & it's basically a website full of entertaining videos of every day life & news of regular people. They make their money by charging people & musicians to have videos and advertisements on their site.
Yahoo also has a news section. They cover the latest news about the nation, the world, celebrities, sports, and so much more. They make a lot of money through advertisements.
Internet providers have many different plans which means different speeds & different prices for each service. There are many different broadband types such as; cable, satellite, fiber optic, wireless, DSL, dial-up & more.
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Provider
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Transmission
Speed
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Price
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DataJack
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1-10mbps
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$10-$50
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XFINITY
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3-50mbps
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$20-$50
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At&t (U-verse)
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6-45mbps
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$15-30
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Dish (NET)
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5-10mbps
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$40-$70
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NetZero
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3-8mbps
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$10-$30
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