Too Much Media?

What would happen if all the Media in the world were taken away? What would happen if even HALF of the devices we use today suddenly just vanished?

From Cell phones to television and the computer the world has become a slave to such devices and the Media use this to their advantage. America is all about making money; advertisers and manufacturers constantly create bigger and better things to entertain the world so that they will make more money. The problem is; the devices that are supposed to make our lives easier and more efficient are actually quite useless. Sure, the internet is a nice tool to use to gain information in a quicker way than simply doing the research on your own and in a library. The unfortunate thing is that there are quite a few people who use things such as the internet in order to post "stupid" things and misinformation.

If cell phones were gone, people would have to get creative once again in order to get a hold of each other. Texting is a form of communication that allows even the shyest person to be bold in a matter of seconds. However; we could live without such devices. Think about it.

Some Digital Uses

The professor talked about Media surrounding our lives. In fact he told us to make a list of what kinds of digital devices that we use daily. After we listed some of the things we use so much, he asked us to write the approximate amount of hours that we use such things. Here are some of the things I use at least once a day:

1. Cell Phone 

2. Webcam

3. Laptop

4. Camera

5. PS3

These are only a few of the things I could think of on the top of my head. There are so many more devices that are used in the day to day lives. The question is...how much do we use these devices and how much is too much? 

...Time to Say Hello...Im Late Im Late Im Late

Ok so I did get off to a bit of a late start. I've been super incredibly busy these past couple of weeks and I may have accidentally procrastinated in certain areas of my life. Of course I plan to remedy this by keeping on top of my game from now on, but first I should probably talk about myself a little bit. 


As you probably already know, I like to procrastinate but as an English Major I'm sure that won't do me any good anymore. Someday I'd like to work as a writer for some newspaper while writing my books on the side. There's something exciting about being rushed to research and get a story together; I love the way I feel after I've done a good job. 


There's part of me that's not quite sure what to think of English for New Media...it doesn't quite make sense to me yet but there's a reason why Im taking the class right? 


I love to read and I love to write; if I could incorporate some of the silly stories that I've read and written into the Media today I would be a very happy human being. 


I'm quite nervous about posting my blogs, because this is my first time, but Im sure I will get the hang of it soon and do my very best to blog at least twice a week.