Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Remember the Human

In the age of social media, I fear we've forgotten how to communicate. It seems that we're always connected, but never truly interacting. I liked that the first rule of Netiquette is "to remember the human," because that is so essential to online communication. I feel like if you are typing things that you wouldn't say to someone's face, then you shouldn't be typing them.

I also liked the New Yorker cartoon about the dog. I feel like when you are communicating with people online, you should be very careful about what you share, because you can never be completely certain who you are talking to. Social media has created a great way to interact and associate with people all over the world, but it is also a way to hide who you truly are.

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