Our evolution on the Internet

WOW!!! I have been gone for wayyy to long now!! I promise to write more often. I enjoy the whole idea of blogging but also reading other blogs.


Today I want to write about the Internet. Well I have been into this whole online community between blogging, facebook, youtube, twitter and all other in between for a very long time. But lately I have noticed that things are getting CrAzy and out of control.


Exactly two years ago I was writing my final tesis. I did a research on an online community for an online restaurant guide. Well I studied hospitality management, which a business or marketing plan would have been more obvious and easy to do your tesis on, but NO I chose a completely different issue and was really proud of the results. All this hightech shizzle and online things not my thing. But since, I have been hooked to the Internet.


Getting to the point!!! I had to research on how Internet started and developed over the past years were we have reached to web 2.0. This is the second phase meaning that we are more interactive on the Internet compared to the beginning of it.
Internet started just as a network for ARPANET to share the same information with others. Well the history of Internet goes a long way. But look were we are now with it, crazy place right? The evolution of it has been so fast that in my opinion a lot of people cannot keep pase with it or just lose control or take advantage of the situation on Internet.


I really believe Internet killed T.V! For example myself; I barely watch t.v ok its on the whole night but I don't really watch, you know the t.v is just my budy for when I am alone. 90% of my daily information I search on the net: t.v, news, work, school, family, beauty, fashion, shop and so much more.


Actually when looking closer the Internet is just a big brother house. Whenever you get on a website the next thing you are spammed and followed and offered all kind of things. This is the marketing strategy most companies use. Really good, cause most of the times you find what you need because of these "big brother" robots. But where has your privacy gone to? I mean really every every little step you make people can see. Propably someone is here right now as I am typing this. I don't know but might be. Maybe when I am done I get an offer to write a blog about evolution of the Internet. Well you never know when my tesis will come in handy again :)


Anyway its the spamming, we are being overwelmed with so many shopping sites and all the S@#%. But it's so manipulative as you feel the urge to buy from one of those sites, right? I know I do.


For example: I remember last week I saw a dutch ad on facebook for sale on clothing so I clicked. It was a local online store, pretty clothes and at a good price. I just clicked a bit around and said well maybe next week if I remember I will buy something. I am gonna tell you; since that day I get spammed by them every day, like 10 times a day. Making me going back every time to the shop and even if they don't have something I want, I feel the urge to buy anything just because I saw the advertisement 10.000 times. I confess but 30 minutes ago I was on the website and thank god I came to my sences!!! Now I will never visit the site again. I have had it with them and didn't even buy anything yet.


This is just one example of "invasion of privacy" but lets talk about facebook. Almost everyone I know has a facebook, either long time ago or just signed an account last week. It's fun aha; you get in touch with old friends, school friends, meet new people and follow life of loved ones that are far away. I personaly like facebook because of the game mafiawars. I used to play yoville to but naha I got sick of it. Only mafiawars now. I just hate those "ville" requests, hello I already ignored you like 100 times before why still keep sending me those requests, and pfff another thing that whole pillow fight going on now. I mean hellooooo just stop it!!! So annoying!!!! Let's not even talk about the privacy, for the past year facebook has been a lot in the news and even the president of U.S.A got involved talking about privacy issues. I did now set my privacy settings to the highest and only friends can see my personal stuff. But I play mafia wars so a lot of those friends are not really friends. Well I don't want my new employer to go find me on facebook and see all my party pictures or even worse embarrasing pictures I get tagged on the whole time. Hate those ones b.t.w


I see a lot of people trowing their whole lives on facebook not knowing people can check you out and see your every little move you make. I recently deactivated my account but then I tought; I want to keep in touch with family and friends abroad and also a day cannot go by without my mafia wars, so I activated it again.


You see here the social pressure I have? Well online then!!!


Ok now youtube. Two days ago one "famous" youtuber made a video about lurkers. That most of us watchers are lurkers and never leave a comment.


Well first of all youtube videos I see as a show. When I watch T.V shows I don't go and call a station and state my opinion. It is a good thing to interact with the people that way you know what they want, get new friends, share information,etc.


Don't get me wrong I do 80% of the times leave a comment, either a question or just support. But sometimes I feel like rating is enough interaction right. I just want to watch that show in peace. The whole Internet thing is getting to much in your/my face. Everyone has an opinion and wants to let it out so much right in your face.


The whole world wide web can be very interesting and this story can go on and on forever but I believe that there has to be boundaries and people need to realize that we are all not the same. Don't go and chase, stalk me or judge me. Just do your thing and I will do mine.


Each individual has a right to be itself and THAT has to be RESPECTED right here on the Internet!!


Well for that said I have one wish: WORLD PEACE!!! yeahhh cheesy but true. Don't you to? ;)


xoxo


Steff