My name is Brittanie, and I’m a nineteen year old sophomore Communication Major in the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences. I live in upstate New York, about three hours west of Ithaca, and I come from a family of four kids (three girls and one boy). I’ve got a dog, two cats, and some fish.
It’s interesting how the internet is now not only a source for a social life, but useful for shopping, auctions, board games, research, etc. Having grown up my entire life without cable TV, I’m specifically interested in the streaming of television shows through websites like YouTube and other such popular destinations. Nowadays, one doesn’t need a television to watch his or her favorite TV shows anymore – he or she is able to catch reruns almost instantaneously, so free time is gained to get other things done, like homework or extracurricular activities. My father even refused to pay for cable my freshman year of college here at Cornell, so this year is the first year I’ve ever been able to have cable (I live in a house with five of my friends).
Not only did I miss out on popular television shows, I rarely found out about major news before my friends did (we didn’t receive a newspaper daily either). My internet is a source of checking up on events from around the world, catching up on shows every now and then, amongst other things such as (much to my parents dismay) shopping. Media such as movies, TV shows, commercials, advertisements, and political campaigns alike can be found on sites such as Myspace, Facebook, and a number of other domains that advertise products.
As for the future, I expect that the internet will expand and keep on making our lives just a little bit easier. I think communication will take place regularly through video chatting and that other such means of communication will evolve to become everyday norms. I’m excited to see what the future has to offer to our generation.
2 comments:
Hi Brittanie!
I completely agree with your post. I think having separate cable and telephone services will soon become redundant.
As you pointed out, we can already watch our favorite shows and news online **at our own leisure!** This completely breaks the structured cable shows and lets us do with our time what we'd like.
Skype and pretty much any other IM chat programs are a great replacement for phones. It's cheaper and you only need a computer with a mic.
Overall, I would not be surprised if what you said comes true. TV will die, downloadable shows on iTunes and YouTube will reign supreme.
Hey, Brittanie and Aleksandr. I agree with both of you. Actually I have already seen my friends not getting cable TV service since they all watch TV shows online and check the latest news on websites. These days, if I have a question on anything, I automatically turn on my laptop and go online. Most of the time, I am able to find the answer to the question or other helpful information related to the problem. I surely see dependency on Internet is growing rapidly.
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