Google

After reading the article about google, I related to what Nicholas Carr said about people wanting to read less and people writing in different ways. However, I did disagree with the the overall article. Google is a search engine used to quicken the way that information is found. It is a way for people to research most everything in the most timely way. There is so much that I have learned from the internet from sources that I normally would not be able to have access too. The internet itself helps save a great amount of time, and google makes it that much better. There is so much information linked from that search engine that I can find so many sources that help. Another thing that I did not exactly agree with is that he thinks the internet replacing books is solely negative. In many cases, I read more because of the internet. The Times Reporter, the newspaper from home, is available online. I can go online any day of the year and access daily articles that I would normally not be able to read. Thanks to the internet, the pages are right there in front of me and I can stay updated on my counties news from anywhere. It is very helpful in many ways and without the internet, it would not even be possible.
Also, I mostly disagree with the youtube article. Like any website where the audience as well as the creator can be anyone with internet access, there are going to be some "worthless" videos. That being sad, I think that youtube has been a very positive thing for history alone. There are thousands, probably millions, of videos that help us preserve our history. Videos that people have from the past that would not normally be shown to the public can be accessed by a click of a mouse. One prime example is old music videos. Because I was not around during the prime of both Michael Jackson and The Beatles, I had not seen any of their live performances. Although the videos are not the best quality, I still feel like I have been able to witness a part of history when I watch their performances. I could go on and on about the value of youtube, however, that is just one prime example of the good that I see in it.