History of the Internet

social media platform was over a year ago. My life on Facebook for instance is built solely off of what photos or stories others have tagged me in. My profile is a product of my social environment. As far as my use of new media in the age of the internet I fall fairly low on the spectrum. That is until I find myself in my knowledge community.…

p. 64), claims that culture is a standard quality that is passed from ancient period of time to new time, however on account of the unique creativity of the Internet several people are not picking up from their generations, but instead from the Internet. Generally speaking, the recent exploration of cultures over the spread of the Internet has made many people lose their cultural uniqueness and qualities. However, the western culture has been extremely useful to discrete social orders in light…

Nicholas Carr claims in his article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” that the younger generation depend much more on electronic references to gain information than their own brains. He is stating that the vast amount of information provided from the internet is making us lazy. I totally disagree. Although the advancement of technology is changing us, it’s for the better. I like to think of google as my best friend. For instances, if you have a question or problem you want to solve, you would…

The brain has the ability to reprogram itself on the fly, altering the way it functions" (Carr 60). While reading Nicholas Carr 's article "Is Google Making Us Stupid? What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains", one may feel they have taken a seat on the most intellectual and fascinating roller coaster. In the 2008 article published in the Atlantic, Carr effectively explains not only what an obsessive amount of surfing the web is progressively doing to our lives but in our lives. He does an…

that using technologies, which boost mental capacities, will undeniably make the brains to process information as those current technologies are doing. In other words, people will eventually become distracted while they take in new knowledge, as the internet is embedded features of distractions with overabundance of information such as links, pictures, and advertisements. These features are holding people back from concentrating on texts also preventing them from making a deep thoughts related…

to be in the background or in the shadow of their male counterparts. With the invention of the internet, people have learned how to take the technology and turn it into new forms of media. Because the internet is predominately user driven, this allows creators to have more equal footing regardless of gender. Because of this, within the past couple of years, women have been able to use their internet stardom to cross over to more traditional forms of media. Television and movies are still an…

world, we are beginning to use social media sites and the Internet as our primary means of communication and source of information. The Internet is changing the way the people connect to profound events, making firsthand sources and feelings accessible. As a result of this, these events become more personal so that we relate them back to our lives differently, inspiring us to effect meaningful change in the world more often. The Internet now gives us unprecedented access to important events…

In John McWhorter’s Ted talk “Txting is killing language. JK!!!” he explains how texting is evolving into a new language that is beneficial to our society today. Even though we don’t necessarily use correct grammar or punctuation in our texts and when we talk, we still know what the meaning of the message is. Writing is more of a complex process and required more thought. Texting is a great way to get our ideas and feelings out to somebody in a quick and convenient way. John McWhorter, who is a…

In “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr asserts that the introduction of the internet and the use of it has changed behavior patterns of its users, notably, in areas of concentration. These changes can be seen in how users of the internet interact with various webpages they come across. For example, instead of reading an article in its entirety, the user may just skim over it before moving on to the next webpage (737). Carr supports his stance by mentioning past innovations, and the…

do you spend on the internet? If you said around 8 hours, then you fall under the majority of Americans. In the popular novel "What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains: The Shallows" by Nicholas Carr, Carr explains how the internet is changing our mindset and making us more shallow hence the title of the book. Carr also describes how we are less capable of doing our own work because we have access to popular search engines such as Google or Yahoo. In the novel "What the Internet is Doing to Our…