When was the last time you searched something on the internet and the information you were looking for led you straight to someone's personal blog. I have done this many times and am amazed at how much information is located on the average Joe's (no pun intended) personal blog.
Technology and the web has changed our lives. We have become frighteningly reliant upon it and everyone struggles to keep up with the everchanging forms of communication. One day it is Myspace, the next it is Facebook, and then Twitter, and so on. It never ends. People can now publish books online almost easier than printing it out with their own printer. It's just amaqzing.
Books are things that have changed dramatically. Many books are now becoming available for online download. More and more books are free on different websites, and Google has been working on a project with major libraries around the world to digitalize every book they can find. Nothing can beat good ol' paper though.
Newspapers have been hit hard. It used to be that Creative Writing Majors switched to Journalism because there was no hope for them otherwise. Now, Journalism Majors are switching to Creative Writing because there is no hope for them in Newspapers. Many papers are going out of business. Others are shrinking with every release, alog with their subscriptions. people do not read the newspaper anymore because it is available online, with multiple viewpoints and commentary so that the information can be cross-examined to be more accurate.
The web is a wonderful and scary thing. What is coming next?
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