How much connectivity is too much?

   In today's world, our lives are run by technology. From the time we wake up to the time we go to bed, it surrounds us. We are constantly checking our email, Facebooking, faxing, texting, IMing, downloading, paying bills, looking up info,(Google-ing) there is just so much out there for us to spend time with. It can be the greatest thing in the world if we can learn to use it right. We can accomplish tasks much quicker, catch up on our news, talk to old friends, make new ones, anything you want to do can be done with the techno innovations that are being developed. So what I've decided to do is break down some of the things that I see out there that can be very useful, while at the same time hurtful.

YouTube-
                  Yes, the video site that has anything and everything on it. Plan to spend just a few minutes here, and you can easily end up spending much more than an hour browsing through the thousands of videos it holds. But there are so many benefits to it. I try to use YouTube to my best advantage every chance I get. From catching up on some photography tricks (I recommend the Chase Jarvis Channel) to getting some help on my Geometry homework, YouTube's database is full of helpful videos. Yet in my opinion, it can also become a procrastinator's heaven. So proceed with cation.

Facebook-
                  This is possibly one of the most famous domain names of the twenty-first century. When Mark Zuckerberg took his chances to create this, he hit the jackpot. Becoming the youngest billionaire at the age of twenty, Zuckerberg has made a name for himself as one of the most controversial people in the U.S. Though the views of him may vary from person to person, it is undeniable that what he has created is a social network that has some of the greatest advantages AND disadvantages. Facebook seems to be everywhere now. You can have it on your phone (even if your phone doesn't connect to the internet) on your iPad, laptop, PC, and now they are making cars that will read newsfeeds to you! There seems to be no escape. If you have a computer, it is likely that you own a Facebook account. But this connection to the world can be taking us away from our physical lives. It is a virtual drug because it is as addicting as one. It gives you a sense of power to have so much information at the click of you mouse. When it comes to using your Facebook, just be sure to know when so much is too much.

Myspace-
                  Okay I'm not going to lie, Myspace has become increasingly obsolete in the past two years. So many people have made the switch to Facebook that it seems tho be a ghost town. But I thought that it should be included because it was one of the enablers to the younger generation being hooked to their monitors. I was about 12 when I first logged on to www.myspace.com and I was an addict ever since. It was so new to me, knowing what my friends were always doing, always talking to someone. I hadn't had a cell phone yet so this was like gold. 

Texting-
                 This seems to be the biggest one. Especially with the, "Y," generation.  Everywhere you go you will see a phone connected to our hand. It seems to be an epidemic. They even have commercials on T.V asking us to put the phone down while we drive. There is just something about having someone to talk to all the time that makes life better! But it puts us in danger at the at the wheel when textig and driving. We are so addicted to texting that we can't put it down for the 15 minutes that we are driving to town. So lets put down the cell phone down for a little bit and talk face to face.


PSP/iPod Touch/DS-
                  Basically what this is, is all potable gaming systems. This seems to be most popular among adolescence. I always see these little kids running around playing them everywhere they go. When I was a kid all I had was my brother and a Gameboy Color. That was the greatest thing ever! But I guess that they have their benefits though. By being around this technology can prepare them for the future. It is obvious that technology is the main factor of the future and being around it can adapt them to what is in store for them.

   So those are my thought on some of the things that can be good and evil at the same time. Tell me if I missed anything.