After doing the readings from this week, I found it very interesting as to people's thoughts as to whether the internet is going to continue to be a positive thing for the internet or whether it will be a negative thing. The Anderson articles were particularly interesting, as after numerous surveys of technology experts and stakeholders, the majority found that the internet is a positive thing now and will continue to be in the future. The research findings found that the internet will be beneficial, socially, for businesses and for intelligence and education.
I found myself agreeing with these findings, particularly when it comes to social media. I refute the notion that the internet and social media is adversely effecting the way people go about communicating with one another. On the contrary, I believe that the internet has, and will continue to allow for people to rediscover social ties without cost constraints, and will allow for people to easily access people they may not have the time to communicate with in person. It is only going to continue to expand and allow for more access to people, and while it should never replace actual interaction with people, it provides an outlet to communicate when people are unable to in person. I am able to communicate with people overseas who I cannot connect with regularly, without the significant costs of making a phone call, or the time that it takes to write a letter, send it and receive one back.
The internet is, and will continue to be, a very useful tool in communicating, and it is important that it is looked upon in a positive light so expansion of it's capabilities in terms of social media can be made.
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