HOW DID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CHANGE OUR ONLINE BEHAVIOR?
HOW DID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CHANGE OUR ONLINE BEHAVIOR?
Author(s): Amina DurakovićSubject(s): Behaviorism, Substance abuse and addiction, Health and medicine and law, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Distance learning / e-learning
Published by: Internacionalna poslovno – informaciona akademija
Keywords: COVID-19; online behavior; human behavior; internet addiction;
Summary/Abstract: Around the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic and measures that were taken against the spread of the virus drastically changed the lives of billions of people. Work and education were forced into online space overnight, pushing people into learning new skills. COVID-19 changed the way we make and spend money, interact with others and spend our free time. But how? This paper aims to review relevant literature on this topic and give a holistic view of this phenomenon. Issues of interest that will be explored in this paper are teaching and learning, shopping, gambling, gaming, social interactions, and leisure activities. In the light of new social norms, internet addiction will be also discussed. An unparalleled event like this brings unparalleled opportunities. The world will never be the same again, but the changes brought by the deadly virus don’t have to be negative. This pandemic gave us a glimpse of our digital future and lessons we learned from it should be used to improve it.
Journal: Zbornik radova Međunarodne naučne konferencije o digitalnoj ekonomiji DIEC
- Issue Year: 4/2021
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 181-194
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English