Sunday, April 6, 2008
what the internet is really used for
The Onion is one of my favorite sources of "news" stories out there. They recently wrote an article Naked Woman Picture Gains Popularity On Internet helping us to become aware of the surprising attention that a nude woman's picture will get online. Who knew the internet was used for things besides email and educational purposes (although I suppose a picture speaks a thousand words so it's educational to an extent, right?). It even jokes about the trend not being able to sustain itself, which we know is not a problem. I thought this was a good laugh at how internet is used. The guys in the class might enjoy the photo as well.
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I have no idea what the statistics would be, but Im guessing a lot of people use the internet for that sort of thing. The internet is kind of an anything goes culture, so I think people are taking advantage of that to the full extent. I wonder if this will change with ownership of the internet. Currently, the US is in control of most of the internet, with ICANN, even though it is technically not connected to the government. If the United Nations takes control, as it is trying to do, independent nations may have more say int he monitoring of internet content.
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