From CNN:
When CNN.com asked readers how the Internet has changed their lives, the e-mail inbox filled with stories from people who have used technology to keep in touch or find new ways to do business.
Some of these tales are by now very familiar: Millions of people use the Internet to e-mail family photos or use the Web to find customers around the world. Others are more surprising: One woman shared a story of adopting a child over the Web. A jazz musician explained how he paid off his house with earnings from 9-cent downloads of his songs.