THE INFORMATION SUPER TRAFFIC JAM:
Unfortunately, useful information is not the only type of information that has spread like a wild fire during this information revolution. The revolution has given birth to an entirely new global community. The integrity of this community is very questionable. It is one of Internet popular culture. Millions of people all over the world access websites like www.myspace.com or www.youtube.com to watch nothing more than a chipmunk dubbed over in dramatic music. This is proves the title of information revolution to be misleading, it is not all intelligible information that is being shared. This revolution can even prove to be dangerous with access to personal information being easier for thieves to get a hold of. As convenient as it has become to look up common information, the revolution has brought about the deterioration of people's capability to perform proper research for a more specified topic. Most all of the information shared online cannot be validated as a reliable source. Yet, students continue to rely solely on Internet research to complete research papers. These students do not retain the skill of being able to seek out reliable sources from hard copies of books, journals, and articles. Without knowing how to find the facts, it will be dangerously easy for the general populous to be misled and misinformed in the future.
As greater amounts of information are instantly retrievable, has our concentration weakened and our thinking been spread too thin? What do you think has been the impact of the information revolution?
Unfortunately, useful information is not the only type of information that has spread like a wild fire during this information revolution. The revolution has given birth to an entirely new global community. The integrity of this community is very questionable. It is one of Internet popular culture. Millions of people all over the world access websites like www.myspace.com or www.youtube.com to watch nothing more than a chipmunk dubbed over in dramatic music. This is proves the title of information revolution to be misleading, it is not all intelligible information that is being shared. This revolution can even prove to be dangerous with access to personal information being easier for thieves to get a hold of. As convenient as it has become to look up common information, the revolution has brought about the deterioration of people's capability to perform proper research for a more specified topic. Most all of the information shared online cannot be validated as a reliable source. Yet, students continue to rely solely on Internet research to complete research papers. These students do not retain the skill of being able to seek out reliable sources from hard copies of books, journals, and articles. Without knowing how to find the facts, it will be dangerously easy for the general populous to be misled and misinformed in the future.
As greater amounts of information are instantly retrievable, has our concentration weakened and our thinking been spread too thin? What do you think has been the impact of the information revolution?
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