What to do online in your free time? It is very difficult to answer clearly. In fact, this is a question that (if considered in detail) may contain an almost unlimited number of answers.
It’s probably easier to answer the question of what you can’t do on the Internet. Still, let's try. If you do not know what to do in your free time, the Network is just the place you need.
If we try to break down the types of Internet activities according to certain criteria, several types will emerge that might suit you:
- Entertainment and creativity.
- Study.
- Earnings.
- Communication.
- Search and collection of information.
Entertainment
There aren’t enough even a few pages to describe the corresponding potential of the World Wide Web. Things to do online for fun:
- The video, which is posted on the Web, can be watched for years, without a break for sleep or lunch. And still there will be a whole ocean of content that we did not have time to review. This is not counting those new films and videos that will appear in the process. For movie buffs, there is the opportunity to watch exactly what you want, in excellent quality, at any time of the day or night, and (with some skill) absolutely free. You can randomly list about a dozen popular services where you can watch online whatever your heart desires.
- Music is another endless resource that resembles a bottomless ocean. Almost all conceivable and inconceivable trends and styles, hundreds of thousands of online radio stations, millions of sites where you can find, listen to or download everything from the music of the ancient Incas to the songs of modern Martians. Each of the billionth army of users can put on the network their musical masterpiece and the next morning wake up as a celebrity of planetary proportions.
- Photography is a way to tell about yourself, your world, hobbies and passions. With the help of photography, a modern person can tell the whole world about his vision of life and introduce millions of such beauty connoisseurs to the beautiful.
- Online games - for some users, they have become a complete replacement for reality. For better or worse, we will not evaluate. However, it is worth noting that there is an opportunity for fans of all conceivable games to play on the Web, participate in tournaments, find like-minded friends and improve their skills without leaving the computer monitor.
Study
- Distance learning has almost erased the boundaries for students. There is no particular need to go over the blue sea to the thirtieth kingdom for admission to the university. This can be done right from home, and the further you go, the more opportunities for a full-fledged education for students who are really looking for opportunities.
- All kinds of courses (language, profession, cooking, etc.) - both paid and free, become an integral part of the life of a modern person. Video conferences, webinars, training videos, master classes and books - all this makes it possible to raise your educational level to an unimaginable height.
Earning
- Online auctions. This is a way to sell "anything" or buy "anything." In this case, it does not matter where you live, how old you are, what color your hair or eyes are. The presence of the Internet and a plastic payment card opens up access to a world where you can buy or sell everything: from a small pin to an ultra-modern supersonic fighter.
- Online store. This is a popular type of business that allows business people to minimize store maintenance costs.
- Freelance - an option in which it is possible (depending on the availability of talent and qualifications) to realize your potential and at the same time earn money. Journalists, programmers, designers, teachers and many other specialists can find customers who need their knowledge and skills.
- Charlatans and crooks of all stripes. The Internet is a paradise for such an audience. And, using their criminal talents, they successfully rob the gullible simpletons. What to do on the Internet? Take care of your money and be careful when choosing friends.
Communication
- Social networks.
- Programs for communication.
- Dating websites.
Anyone can become a superhero or a world celebrity, find their soul mate or information about the life of movie stars, become a friend and correspond with the President of the United States or promote the idea of ​​preserving the endangered species of algae. All this can be realized using the Internet, and this is what you can do in your free time.
Search and collection of information. Everything you type can be used by other people. Intentions can be either good or not very good. You can collect information about others, others can collect information about you. Keep this in mind when working on the web. Intelligence agencies, scammers, friends or ill-wishers - they have something to do on the Internet, all of them can become part of your life, even if you do not really want it.
This, of course, is an incomplete list; it can be supplemented or challenged. But we do not claim to be the ultimate truth. The task was this: to answer the question of what to do with yourself in your free time. Freedom of your choice can be considered the only limitation in this matter.