One problem the internet caused stated in the documentary is, it is very hard for parents and authorities to regulate what kids do on the computer. Since the internet is so easy to access via new technologies, authoritative figures just cannot be present with the kids all the time. Another issue the internet has caused reported by the documentary is by it being so addictive, it has taken time away from studying, school work and activities such as reading. This is a problem because education is almost a must in today’s society. However, the documentary fails to acknowledge how the internet has helped kids by providing ways to find answers and acquire research and knowledge.
I couldn’t agree more with Nicholas Carr that the internet distracts and interrupts our brain rendering it shallow. The persistent usage of the internet hurts our productivity at work, makes it tougher to filter out vital information and leads to scattered thinking. Even though, the internet allows us to collect information swiftly, increase various avenues of expression like the blogs, helps to socialize through Facebook, Twitter, but it also chips away our concentration in the sense that the mind now expects to take information the way the Net distributes it. We don’t want to think anymore but expects the internet to work harder rather than exploiting our brain. In a nutshell, the internet has overshadowed our other intellectual technologies.
For example Laurent B said that life online wasn’t always friendly, there were a lot of gossip. So using social networking and keeping in touch with friend online is the good thing, but they still have some trouble when the teenagers spend too much time. Response: According to Jan Farrington in “Online Friendship” research about the socials networking and connecting friends online. She explains more about the positive sides, but I think that they still have some negative sides. For example: In my country have a lot of place for rent computer to go online.
Most people find that looking things up on the internet is distracting because you are already on the web so why not check YouTube for a funny video, or update your status on the social network. Is the advancing of our technology worth the making us dumber as Nicholas Carr states in his piece, "Is Google Making us Stupid?" We are live in a technologically civilized society.
CLUB IT, PART 2 ANGELA MOSIER XBIS/219 NOVEMBER 18, 2012 INSTRUCTOR – CONCHITA GARNETT After investigating, I have identified three business problems in terms of its resources, supply chain and customers. While Club It’s customers are mostly Net generation and Millennial, whom regularly use mobile technologies, the dial-up internet service is slow and not effective. The service allows connection to the internet via telephone. While dial- up connections are a considerably less expensive alternative to high speed connections, they are very extremely slow. It may appear that Club IT is saving money by not paying for a higher speed connection, it is likely that the savings are not as significant as they may think.
By all means, internet has been a blessing, however, in the same way a knife to the way we’re thinking. Therefore, internet has elevated our stupidity and made all of our lives easier for the worst. Ten or more years ago, students would go to the library for research and search through books and read to find out what they needed. It would take them hours to finish their research. But now in today’s civilization just by a click of a button you have what you need.
They can choose to engage in deep thinking activities. Too much of anything is not good for any one, and this also applies to internet usage. Scholars say that the price of technology is alienation and that this indicates that the more distracted an individual becomes, the less able they are to experience human emotions such as empathy and compassion. It is still too early to tell what the results of the future effects of the internet, but as Carr states, “An intellectual technology exerts its influence by shifting the emphasis of our thought. As the brain adapts to the new medium, the most profound changes will take place over several generations’
Memo To: Laura M. Smith From: Lakia M. Hairston CC: Date: November 2, 2009 Re: Ethical, Legal and Regulatory Differences Today, the popularity of the internet has been the foundation of new business, e-business. Just about anything can be done online now. Many people are reverting from shopping in stores of malls because of the convenience of the internet. You can do anything from balancing your check book, to ordering pizza online today, which is making the internet a big part of most peoples lives around the world. Businesses are making transactions with other businesses online eliminating extra time and wasted money.
Nowdays, people started to forget that the internet and new media technologies intersperse our notice but the book helps to keep our attention. So people need to read a books in order to improve their attention. In the article “ Does the Internet Make you Dumber or Smarter?, “ Nicholas Carr asks question that does the internet make people dumber or smarter?. I think a lot of people want to know the answers too. Carr thinks that the net makes people dumper because he proved the net makes people scattered and superficial thinkers.
Jane Mukala Professor Hart ENG 101 March 18, 2015 Does The Internet Make You Dumber? Nicholas Carr argues that the internet has bad effects on the brain. He says that the internet makes it harder to remember anything, and that it is harder to move memories into long term memories. Carr thinks that by skimming information, it will diminish the ability to read long texts; I disagree with him because the internet makes actually makes us smarter and think accurate because we are aware of every little information around us. Carr thinks that excessive use of the internet might cause permanent changes to the way our brains work and we don’t have to remember as much, because we have RAM (Random Access Memory).