Web 2.0

I think the title "Web 2.0... The Machine is Us/Ing Us" is very appropriate. It shows how connected people are today to the web. The title suggest that the internet in a sense is us. We created it and we are the ones that feed it information. However, we now depend on the web constantly as a society. It controls the way we communicate with others and the way we get our information.

The web also has a major impact in today's workforce. It allows people who are just entering the workforce to search for job opportunities, upload resumes, and even to apply for the career they want. People who are already in the workforce can send e-mails to co-workers to get important company information sent quicker and more efficient.

As technology improves, the web is constantly becoming faster and more massive. This causes us to reconsider the way we live. Information can be found nearly instantaniously. Hackers can obtain personnal information even easier than before. Viruses spread faster and can do more damage. E-mails and instant messanger replace face-to-face communication and people are becoming socially isolated. Although the web is extremely useful, it has its dangers. Life in today's society would be difficult without the internet, but we must be careful how dependent on it we really are.