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The rise of computer technology and the Internet has changed culture in many ways. People are now in a situation where they have almost unlimited access to all published and available information on any subject. With thousands of new original web pages being published every day, and many old documents being digitized and put online for the first time, people can find information from all over the world and from almost any time period. While computers are often praised for their ability to provide faster communication between people, it is in these areas surrounding information retrieval that their influence has been just as great. By providing an everyday example, it is easy to understand just how much has changed due to the influence of computers and the Internet.

Communication changes over time have allowed peoples’ circle of information transmission and reception to increase dramatically, with the invention of the printing press and the telephone being the two biggest advances prior to the Internet. There is so much different media available today, from radio and magazines through to audio books on classics and satellite television. In the days before the Internet, finding a particular food recipe could be quite a difficult task. Before the Internet, people were limited in terms of available recipies to those that they could physically get through other people and books, and those that they could get through telephone communication between friends and family. The Internet has widened this circle in a big way, due to the ability of people to get hold of many more recipes from a wider selection of sources, and the ability of people to get recipes off unknown people.

With a computer, an Internet connection, and a few well chosen keywords – anyone can find something to cook from thousands and thousands of available possibilities. This level of convenience is unprecedented, and with the touch of just a button or two, recipes from far flung cultures and distant time periods can be coming your way. The globalisation of taste has been happening slowly for a long time, mainly through population migration and global communication. cooking magazine publications and cookbooks with international distribution helped to speed up the globalisation of food and recipe culture. Now, in the age of websites and the Internet, this globalisation process has accelerated dramatically and people can find almost any recipe at will.

With a combination of freely available information and commercial e-books and membership sites, almost any recipe can be found online. The Internet can also be used to order physical cookbooks and cooking magazines from traditional publishing houses. Even when dealing with a physical product, the Internet provides a larger selection to choose from and the ability to read reviews and recommendations from other customers. Books are one of the most popular things for people to purchase online, as it easy to get a good impression of a book from a digital web page. Whether sourcing recipes from online or using the Internet as a way to order books and magazines, it has never been easier to get hold of recipes from all over the globe.