I have really enjoyed this class.  I have never made a webpage, and I know that learning how to will benefit me in my professional career.  The world of blogging is fast changing and I agree that there should be a class to better the community of "blogging communication."  I do agree that because of the Internet, communication is much less personal, but this is the future and we should embrace it as best as we can.

The future of blogging was our last essay due for class.  At first I was worried I would not have enough to talk about, but boy was I wrong.  I used no sources because I had plenty to say on my own.  I have never been one to try and predict the future because I know I would be wrong.  The world has changed so rapidly since I was young, that I gave up imagining what my future will be like.

I feel that it is necessary for me to explain why I named my blog "Words of My Generation." Since I can remember my grandparents have bitched about "my generation." "We're not hard workers, we aren't accountably, we weren't alive during the Great Depression blaw blaw blaw..."  I became sick of this negativity and since then have tried to stand up for my generation.  Yes, 80% of us have tattoos  and have liberal ideals, but so what?  We have the most free and artistic ambitions than any other generation, so why shouldn't we be proud?  I definitely am, and all the old people angry that we don't mind change can fuck off.  

WIll Blogging Take Over??

This question has been asked quit frequently in the past decade because much information can be found on blogs.  Personally I prefer to read a hard copy verses the Internet, however, when it comes to being "eco friendly" the Internet is a much better choice.  This question scares me since my major is in writing.  If newspapers discontinue to publish hard copies many jobs will be lost.  Also I believe that it is a large part of American history for newspaper to read the news.  The main problem with blogs is that readers can not be completely confident in the material being presented.  Many times blogs have been found to have false information, but so have hard copies of news.  No one knows what the future may hold, so we need to hold tight and not be afraid of the future.

A World Revolving Around The Internet

This week's lesson covered the effects of the internet on our personal lives and the others.  I began using the Internet in middle school, we had a class where you learned how to "surf" the internet.  I did not learn how to type until high school and I thank that teacher every time I come home.  Without having fast typing skills I would spend wasted hours on homework, and no one wants that.  When it comes to "social networking," I have mixed emotions.  At first I enjoyed Facebook  but now I feel like it's been taken over by old people and children who have nothing better to do, this includes both my parents.  Overall, the Internet has positively impacted our world.  Yes, it has it's negatives and in the past ten years has began to have a poor reputation.  Although, without the Internet where would we be today?  We have the Internet to thank for our fast advancing world.

"Reliability"

This week's lesson dealt with how do you know whether or not a site is reliable or not?  This is a question I ask myself weekly either for class or personal interests.  I have found that sites that end with .org, .edu, or .gov have the best results when it comes to reliability.  I know that many sites that are .com have information much easier to access but when it comes to facts reliability should be considered.