The World Wide Web or WWW is much more than the world on the web. The entire body of knowledge--from the Big Bang to the 21st century and from the macrocosm of galaxies and stars to the world of genetics and atoms, is available online. Tools such as search engines, portals, and meta-sites make it easy to access required information, while emails, blogs, and podcasts enable users to seek and share expertise with others. News channels, databases, movies, and music are available for the common man. Online markets are accessible around the clock and electronic commerce is routinely performed worldwide. The Internet stimulates people to do things big and grand. Online curriculum and courses from leading universities are becoming routine. Adaptive technologies allow the otherwise alienated to participate in the educational processes. Governments are migrating towards electronic governance allowing citizens to view government notifications, access services from remote locations, and voice opinion —all through a single window.

 
While the benefits of this technology are huge, it also has obvious drawbacks. Easy access to hardcore material and incomplete information is polluting the young mind and affecting their focus. Fake companies con innocent internet users of millions of dollars and identity thefts such as social security and credit card numbers allow misuse, both online and offline. The WWW has grown uncontrollably and most countries do not have laws to cope with its misuse.

May 17th is World Telecommunication Day and May 3rd is World Press Freedom Day.

May 15th is International Day of Families.

May 21st is World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.

May 22nd is International Day for Biological Diversity, and May 29th is International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, all of which can benefit from the World Wide Web.