Information overload

United States
June 16, 2009 11:45pm CST
Is the Internet useful for getting information? It sounds like a stupid question, but there is so much information out there, and much of it is not relevant. The Internet seems to be more about marketing and entertainment. For example, at my school the computers in the lab are supposed to be for research, but I see most of the students on Facebook and Myspace and other social networking sites. And as more information does digital how will be able to sort through all of it? I was thinking that perhaps the people who are able to effectively sort through everything will have the most power in society because they'll have control over the information. What do you think?
2 responses
bournecaindelta
@bournecaindelta (2477)
• India
17 Jun 09
That's true. You want to search for one thing and loads of information about it turns up and we end up being not sure which one to use. There are people who put up info and yes Internet can be a great marketing tool. It all depends on how good you are in finding such info from the internet and put it to use. bourne
meapas
@meapas (2436)
• India
17 Jun 09
Imagine living in a house without any windows or with a few windows just enough to give a little air and now you have a house with so many windows for cross ventilation to live a healthy life. Well internet in short has provided you so many windows to live a healthy and a wealthy life. meapas.