TMI

Today, it is easier than ever to find yourself  "surfing" on the web.  You end up maneuvering and sifting through endless information, trying to narrow down your search, finally realizing after several minutes that you are now reading and looking at information that has little direct relevance to your initial search.  I think we have all had the same type of experience, if not daily, when attempting research papers.  We type in a word or phrase in Google and about a thousand or more results appear.  Even though we seem to have access to a cyber world with endless possibilities at our fingertips, we routinely find ourselves using search engines only to be led to several articles with more weblinks and suggestions.  I am not stating that search engines are not helpful because I personally rely on them daily but I constantly find myself reading through articles that popped up as a result for my search only to find that it contained one of the words I had typed.  I do take responsibility for not being as precise as I could be but more often than I would like to admit I feel overwhelmed by searches and "results" on the web.

I hope I demonstrated my frustration with my exaggerated examples of weblinks throughout this post.  I love the Internet and I think I take it for granted but sometimes I just feel there is TMI (Too Much Information) for me to sort through.

Media Writing First Blog

Today, I have had two new experiences. First, I am officially a commuter student at the University of New Hampshire Manchester, a city I have never been to and second, I am blogging for the first time. I am very excited to be at a new campus and complete media courses that are not available at UNH Durham. Also I am eager to learn about social media and improve on my writing.