"Money can literally flow into your bank account through online services - and all it takes is access to the internet."

If you are online, you can make money. It's true.

There are thousands of discussions about making money online, most are inaccurate in their findings. I'm going to put an end to the questions right now - but I'm not going to tell you how to do it, that's for you to figure out.

All it takes is an internet connection, and you can make money online. There is no catch. Money can literally flow into your bank account through online services - and all it takes is access to the internet.

I know from experience. I'm making $10 extra a day through the internet.

The internet is a great resource for businesses. Companies understand that the internet can be harnessed to help their businesses connect with people, and they're willing to pay for it. I'm not talking scams or ad campaigns. I'm talking networking, surveys, product-testing. All online, for free.

It's not very difficult to find these online campaigns either. If you want to make money online, you can do it. Use Google to find resources - but make sure to do your research first and never provide credit or banking information.

I'm tired of reading articles and posts about people completely ignoring the fact that it is extremely easy to make legitimate money online. Making money online is easy and best of all: won't cost you anything but a few minutes of your time.

"I'm sorry to be the one to say it, but the internet cannot help save the world."

In-fact, the internet is one of the worst (if not the worst) places to promote an altruism lifestyle. If anything, the internet has shown us how lazy we can be.

The internet makes communication easier than ever, with services like e-mail and instant messaging. Instead of picking up a telephone and dialing a few numbers to plan a meeting, we can simply message all of our friends and family with a few clicks of a button. Instantly. Because we're lazy.

We use to spend time to write a personal letter to someone, then sealing that letter in an envelope, licking a stamp, driving to the post office - or nearest mailbox - to send the letter off. Now we just open our computer, type what we have to say, and click a button.

We use services such as Google's Feed Reader to get all of our news in one convenient place. The internet has made things easy for us, and we like it that way, because we're lazy.

So when I find events such as Blog Action Day (which Internet Hunger is proud to be a part of) I can't help but smirk. The truth is that: the internet cannot and will not help save the world.

Sure, the desire is there, but it's safe to say that less than 5% of internet users who feel like helping out the world, actually do something about it. The "call to action" affect just isn't reaching an audience that is devoted to taking steps outside of the usual "click a button, get results" plan.

The internet is a great way to make a problem known. The internet is a perfect place to have a group of activists network together to discuss problems. The internet is really useful for selling products such as PRODUCT(RED) to promote a better world.

But the internet will never be a good place to try and promote the idea of people taking action on their own to change the world for the better. It's just not possible.

So the next time you get a great idea of how to help promote AIDS awareness in Africa, or how to save starving children in Indonesia, or prevent 30% of pollution, don't spend money putting together a web campaign.

If you really want to help save the world, take personal action, do something about it. But don't expect the online communities to get actively involved - unless, of course, you figure out a way to have the simple click of a button solve a lot of the worlds problems.

"The internet is not only a valuable resource for networking, it's a necessity to life. Think about it."

How often do you use the internet? Whether you're checking your e-mail, reading the latest news headlines, collaborating, or just chatting with your friends, you are using the internet almost every day.

So what happens when the internet goes away? What do you do when you have no access to the world wide network?

Not only did I have to recently ask myself those same questions, I had to deal with the dilemma of having no internet access.

I do 100% of my work through the internet, so last night when the power to my home went out, I had no way to get my work done. No e-mail. No instant messaging. No web access at all. Nothing.

When the internet is unavailable to us, we have to resort to "primitive" methods of work. Instead of writing a quick e-mail to say "thank you," we have to pick up the phone and dial a few numbers. Instead of instantly reading the top news headlines from all over the world, we have to pick up a newspaper and check what news events have been happening over the past few days.

The internet is not only a valuable resource for networking, it's a necessity to life. Think about it.

Imagine what your life would be like if the internet ceased to work. Would you feel comfortable with the methods you would have to use in order to do the same things you did when the internet was available?

The truth is that access to the internet is becoming more and more easily available. With technology like Apple's iPhone, and satellite internet services, almost everyone can access the internet from almost anywhere.

But there will be times when the internet isn't available to you. There is a very real possibility that the internet just won't be there at all.

So what do you do? How will you get your work done? How will you let your friends know about your plans?

Right now is the time to think about those questions. Right now is the time to have a plan. Obviously losing the internet isn't the end of the world - in fact, it's often a much needed break to go to the park or clean around the house or office - but it will impact your life.

So start thinking, how would your life change if the internet "went down," and what would you do differently?