http://www.health.am/psy/more/what-makes-the-internet-attractive/
This link explores some insight into what things make the Internet so ‘attractive.’ There is a heavier emphasis on the ability to connect with others via chat room similar mediums. I was looking for something that might talk a little more in depth about communication through social networks but this is a more general approach to that topic. Still useful nonetheless, because in the end Facebook Chat and Twitter are like huge chatrooms and the driving forces behind our use of them are the same.
http://search.proquest.com.remote.baruch.cuny.edu/docview/750436356
This link mentioned The Shallows! I was reading through everything that I seemed to bring up in class about the Internet being seductive and alluring, even addictive. That we can’t stop ourselves from clicking from one link to another and it’s almost as if we’re crack junkies. I thought, “Yes! This is exactly what I was thinking.” It basically restates all of opinions about the Internet and like the other link I posted, brings up the topic of virtual communication. It also made an interesting point towards the end saying that the ore distracted we become, the less able we are to empathize. Some statistics followed presenting the decrease in the ability to empathize as the number of hours spent online increased. According to this article, because the Internet serves as the ultimate forum for self expression, people don’t feel the need to curtail their opinions the way that they would if they were speaking to someone else face to face. This is very possibly a topic I’d like to further develop in my essay.
