History of the Internet

Since the creation of the Internet, the world has been changed drastically. Many of us take the luxury of just googling something for granted. Google, Amazon, and Yahoo! are one of the many web services that have surfaced since the creation of the Internet. These web service have begun to implement Targeted Advertisements. They basically take your past Internet usage or history to target advertisements towards yourself, in the hopes that you are interested or buy their product/service. This has…

After reading Brandon Jones’, “Rhetorical Criticism of a Online Discourse,” I came to the realization that online discourse communities are very similar to real life discourse communities. With this in mind, I would argue that when using the internet, people should be treated with the same respect that they are receive in real life. Often times this is not the, as evidenced by Jon Ronson’s article, “How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life,” which tells the story of how even a senior…

In the article “Are We Puppets in a Wired World”, Sue Halpern presents an interesting outline of the development of the internet over the years. The internet has changed drastically and quickly since it first came about and is still changing today. One of these big changes that Halpern points out is the emergence of social media and how it can be connected to almost every aspect of our lives. Now individuals are able to stay connected no matter where they are in the world. People use social…

Does the Internet Influence Our Intelligence? The internet has become one of the most useful and helpful resources in human history. The vast amount of knowledge on any subject imaginable can all be obtain by the press of some buttons. One must ask if all this knowledge is good for us or not? Nicholas Carr, the author of Is Google Making Us Stupid, helps one realize the true implications of the internet and the dangers that lurk beneath. Carr successfully describes how the internet manipulates…

Stupid” by Nicholas Carr, Carr tried to express his concern, how the internet changing our lives and the thinking ability and the way our brain processes the information differently than it used to in the past. Carr explain how we don’t think and depend on quick searches, rather than taking our time to do critical thinking and researches. He tells us how our brain is malleable, and it is changing every day. Carr address that the internet is very useful but it can push us toward becoming more…

The Negative Impact of the Internet on Intelligence During the First World War, the Chicago tribune wrote an article about the world famous industrialist Henry Ford. In the article, Ford was referred to as ignorant amongst other scathing remarks attacking his intelligence. Ford, obviously, didn’t take kindly to this and filed a lawsuit against the paper for libel. The lawyers for the Tribune were so confident, that they put Mr. Ford on the witness stand, and asked him a long series of questions…

information based on the words of phycologists among others. However, he also decides to use metaphors in conjunction with the human brain, comparing it to "clock work." Carr also cites people who provide their insight as to what the role of the Internet is, and how that potentially effects the "malleability" of an adult's brain. He does this particularly well when comparing Frederick Winslow Taylor's work ethic of time-motion work, with the ethic of Google time, being that one of an algorithm.…

The World Wide Web, also known simply as the Internet, is a place of constant controversy. In this day and age it is the most influential piece of technology on the current and upcoming generations. With a flick of the finger tips people have access to almost any information they desire. Ranging from the news of natural disasters that happened seconds ago to viral videos of cats doing stupid things; the Internet has the power to convince people that sky is actually red. But moreover, it gives…

Journalist and internet enthusiast, Clive Thompson, in his chapter “Public Thinking” in his book Smarter Than You Think publicized by Penguin Press, addresses the topic of internet usage, arguing that it has enhanced our way of writing and thinking. He supports these claims by stating that the internet has given us a more logical and abstract understanding of certain topics. Clive also states that due to the internet we have managed to create a plethora of writing, whether it be a status on…

be accredited to digital media and the internet. Tenzin Gyatso, better known as the fourteenth Dalai Lama and leader of the Central Tibetan Administration, discusses the need for a moral compass in the biotechnology industry in “Ethics and the New Genetics”. However, use of the internet and social media is also in dire need of a moral compass. The internet and social media have generated many positive ramifications over the past few years. Using the internet can be extremely helpful when it…