Why I Love Technology
As I said from the start of my blog, I am a communications major. This means plain and simple I like to communicate. (and I do) I love to tell a story and share with others my experiences. When I first started this blog, I was kind of opposed to the idea. The word "blog" just bothers me to begin with and the fact that it is just connecting two words that are pretty short by themselves; web and log. (Really, who doesn't have the time to say that?) A few weeks went by and I began consistently posting. "This is okay.", I thought. Then I started really getting into it. I noticed myself saying, I could put that in my blog when browsing the web. I realized why I liked it so much. All these thoughts and ideas I had, I could just throw out there like paint to a canvas. I could make them as creative as I wanted adding video and images. They didn't have to be Chaucer, I could write in my own voice for an audience of my choice. It actually helped me to find my voice and I think it improved my writing all around. I would recommend a blog for anyone that likes to communicate. Write it first for yourself, then for everyone else. This is how I approached it. Somebody will listen. This project also helped me to discover the blogging community and I did not realize how much of the internet is composed of blogs. With Google Reader, I am able to check hundreds of posts all on one page with a couple of clicks. 4 or 5 years ago, I would have never been able to get that much information all in one place. I think the idea of feeds is brilliant. I have always been one to try and start my own voice whether it is a radio station or a cable access show or just a website. The blog format, I have found, proves to be a very clear and accessible forum. Give it the power of the PC and the internet, your bounds are limitless.
This is why I love technology. Every few years something comes by that not only makes life easier but it changes it. This role of technology proves to be the most valuable. Cell phones, for example, have created a cultural and technological phenomenon. The internet in the very same way. I've always been interested in technology but I could never pinpoint why. This blog has helped me to figure it out. It's a tool and tools help you create. I think its interesting that inanimate objects change the way people interact and respond to the world we live in. It's a big bright world out there and I am excited to find out what happens next.
This is Chris, signing off one last time! I hope you have enjoyed my postings and I hope to continue this new habit so look out internet here I come!
PS One last video!
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