Economy Online: How the Internet is Changing the World

<Tab/>The rapidly expanding list of services available to fulfill everyday tasks from the convenience of home will undoubtedly result in an economic shift, though the extent and full nature of such a shift can only be speculated upon. Business follows a trend, rising and falling in a predictable pattern that allows a measure of ease in surmising the nature of its expansions and technological upgrades. Households, however, are as varied and unpredictable as the people who inhabit them. An example: three families need to make a deposit at the local bank. Family A is fully…