This was truly my first time ever experiencing the depth of a military blog as it opened my eyes and mind tremendously. The entries by the various soldiers gave me a new perspective on the war and daily life and death situations our boys are dealing with everyday across the world in Iraq. I find a big discrepancy between what we hear about the war on the major news networks such as CNN and FOX News, and the true life our soldiers on the ground are attesting to everyday on the blogs.
When I posted my personal responses on the milblog, I felt a sense of duty to tell them "Thanks" immediately as I have always respected and appreciated what they are sacrificing for our freedom. I know in my heart that my words are taken deeply and appreciated just as much by them, because I know at times it is hard for them over there, but they keep going at it everyday risking their lives.
I am glad that there is a way for our soldiers to stay connected to home that they left behind in sacrifice, and share their thoughts and experiences with others they keep safe everyday back home.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
The Exposure Of The Read-Write Web
Most tech-savvy individuals are from the young generation that manifests off capturing every moment of their lives with pictures and video. With this said, it comes with more damaging exposure then most of them seem to realize, or at least care about. A photo album is no longer contained in the privacy of one's home, but now in the world of cyberspace with the world being able to view from any location. The internet is almost like viewing the stars every night through a telescope, as you can always count of on being able to see them every night no matter which hemisphere you are in.
Socialization has gone from hanging out with your friends in person, to instant messaging, email, voice chat, MySpace, and FaceBook. Your identity is no longer just listed on your driver's license, but now potentially on every computer screen in the world as the barriers of privacy have been broken completely. This is because the young generation has forgotten about privacy and instead conformed to an open access world of sharing their lives with everyone anywhere. I completely agree with school corporations assessing the issue and making strict policy changes to address this ever growing problem of minors exposing too much without understanding the dangers.
I also agree with employers going online to get the true "resume" of their applicants. If someone is willing to expose their "after-work" hobbies and thoughts to the world on the internet, then they are just asking for the consequences that follow you. Adults should have enough sense to think about what all they allow to world to know about them on networking websites. At this pace, the young generation might as well share their social security numbers to each other since they basically share everything else about their identity to the world. When will they wake up and smell the coffee?
Socialization has gone from hanging out with your friends in person, to instant messaging, email, voice chat, MySpace, and FaceBook. Your identity is no longer just listed on your driver's license, but now potentially on every computer screen in the world as the barriers of privacy have been broken completely. This is because the young generation has forgotten about privacy and instead conformed to an open access world of sharing their lives with everyone anywhere. I completely agree with school corporations assessing the issue and making strict policy changes to address this ever growing problem of minors exposing too much without understanding the dangers.
I also agree with employers going online to get the true "resume" of their applicants. If someone is willing to expose their "after-work" hobbies and thoughts to the world on the internet, then they are just asking for the consequences that follow you. Adults should have enough sense to think about what all they allow to world to know about them on networking websites. At this pace, the young generation might as well share their social security numbers to each other since they basically share everything else about their identity to the world. When will they wake up and smell the coffee?
The Sosnoski Reading
After reading the various pages of James Sosnoski's thoughts on Hyper-reading, I have to honestly say that I do not agree with some of his observations. He is very astute with clarity in his thoughts, but he reminds me of a clueless right-wing conservative who thinks that increasing drilling in Gulf of Mexico and Alaska will displace high oil prices forever. Hyper-reading will definitely displace reading printed material, as it is already happening before our eyes at a phenominal rate every year. Newpaper companies are struggling retain market share as the internet becomes the next television of information. Newspapers made of inky cellulose are losing readers everyday.
Younger and more affluent readers tend to read newspaper websites, if they care to read news at all. As a student, hyper-reading is as much a necessity as a car in today's world. The power of search on the internet provides a harness of information suited for anyones need at anytime of the day or night. We are no longer restrained to the regular business day hours of a library, as we don't even need to leave the house anymore. I must agree that hyper-reading is an ongoing practice, though I always thought that practice makes perfect.
Sure, it has its cons, as it effectively shus out the context of information that printed material might provide, but it still retains its heirarchy in my book anyday.
Younger and more affluent readers tend to read newspaper websites, if they care to read news at all. As a student, hyper-reading is as much a necessity as a car in today's world. The power of search on the internet provides a harness of information suited for anyones need at anytime of the day or night. We are no longer restrained to the regular business day hours of a library, as we don't even need to leave the house anymore. I must agree that hyper-reading is an ongoing practice, though I always thought that practice makes perfect.
Sure, it has its cons, as it effectively shus out the context of information that printed material might provide, but it still retains its heirarchy in my book anyday.
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