Thursday, January 22, 2009

YouTube Reflection

The video honestly overwhelmed me at first. I am not very technological (with the internet), so there is a lot of things that I didn't know you could do. I just learned how to make a website (off of weebly.com) last semester. Computers and cellphones have pretty much always been around for me, so I have never really taken the time to stop and think about how much I am dependent on them. I don't think I could survive a day with out my cell phone. It is my main source of communication. I text and talk to my family and friends all day long. The ways of communication have changed drastically in just a few years. People can go a whole day with out speaking verbally. Sometimes my roommate and I will sit in the same room and have an entire conversation on the internet.
The whole privacy thing kind of scares me. I am afraid that there will be information or other things online about me that are personal. Also, I think it is weird to not always know if you are getting true information or if it is even the original. When researching online, I am usually worried that I am going to plagiarize something and not know that I am.
The internet is a lot quicker and easier to transfer information, but pen and paper is still more personal. I love getting letters and cards from home and family members that I don't get to see very often.

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