Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Is Google Making us Stupid?

1) Why do we all loose concentration while trying to read an article online?
2) Do people use the internet to avoid traditional reading and researching, for faster results?
3) What is Googles mission?

Why do we all loose concentration while trying to read an article online?

Why do we loose concentration while reading an article online?
I believe this is a relevant question and is important to the text because the Internet has changed our mind set on what reading is all about. The Internet now a day is an easy way out to find information, but most of the time, we loose concentration. Staying focused on one article is such a common struggle. The author Nicholas Carr even has trouble. He feels that his thinking is not the same while reading, causing him to drift after a few pages. I agree with Carr that the Internet has a bad influence in keeping concentration while reading. Trying to read through an entire article is hard. We all just want to find what we need and be finished, but that never happens. There are always so many words in the article, which makes our mind instantly begin to skim read because we know there are other sites we can look at. I think majority of people do that when they are trying to search for information, it comes natural. However, it is a bad habit. Concentration is lost from scrolling up and down trying to find what you need. Another way concentration is lost while reading an online article is from all the advertisements. While surfing the web Google advertises companies or their products on the sides, which can be very distracting. Even though the advertisements are annoying, it gets our mind thinking of other things to look up on Google. Next thing you know there will be 4 tabs up on your computer from looking up random things. I think the one major way concentration can be lost while reading on the Internet is from all the social networks. Many people have a habit going on Facebook, Twitter, or Insagram while trying to focus. 

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