power to the machine

I have seen “The Machine is Us/ing us” before in one of my communications classes, and I think that it is both scary and amazing. It is scary to see how connected we are as humans to the all powerful internet, which can show us anything and everything and that nearly everyone uses. It’s scary to think that in the future we are bound to only become even more connected through advancement, and to not know what this might entail. I do think that these advancements we have seen over time do have good implications for society. We can now learn about stories that affect us faster, such as recent murder cases we have seen. I have seen pictures all over the different avenues of Web 2.0 of the guy from the UNC murder case. Facebook groups, Myspace, blogs and Wikipedia all have posted pictures and allowed forums for people to talk and see if anyone knows who the guy is. This example shows how connectivity is good; when people in Missouri can find out anything they want about a guy wanted for questioning in North Carolina, the internet is making it harder to hide. So, people do control the internet, but sometimes the internet is out to get you.