Is Google taking over the world?

How many times a day do you think you use Google? I bet just like me at first you only thought maybe just a handful of times. Then you will start to realize how many times you really refer to Google each day. 

In the obvious case, when you need to look something up like a recipe, answer to a homework problem, a restaurant to go to, you'll type it into Google.com

People are using Google in so many more places other than just Google.com. On your iPhone for instance. Any time you ask Siri a question and she doesn't know the answer. Siri will say, "I don't know let me search the web for that". That turns your question into an automatic Google search. If you search for something on the vast majority of Apples Apps they will redirect to Google for more information. 

Google has become a key part of many of our lives. It is a way for people to get information quickly and almost anywhere they go. For the most part I think Google and the large majority of internet and technological advancements are great for the human population. These advancements allow people to stay connected no matter how far they are. Get instant information on things as simple as what bands are playing this weekend or how to stop the bleeding for someone if they are seriously injured. 

I think people are starting to rely a bit too much on things like Google to get answers for things they should already know, just because the answers are so easily accessible. 

One way in particular that the accessibility of the information online is becoming dangerous in a sense is that people could research someone else before they meet, or right after they meet and find out intimate information that they should really learn in conversation with that person, but instead they searched online. This is happening more and more especially with the younger generations just because they are becoming more comfortable on the internet and using technology than actually talking to people in person.

Overall I think Google and other technologies like Google are great assets. I do think that it is up to the people using them to use them responsibly, and like anything that is not always going to happen.

Rebecca Pocket did a variety of interviews with experienced bloggers in the Fall of 2006. One person that she interviewed was Scott Rosenberg. Rosenberg studied at Harvard where he earned his BA and now blogs at Wordyard. 

Rosenberg originally wanted to blog when he was working at Salon. Here he worked on an article based project that he felt should have been a blog all along. He felt that his job there was not allowing him to be as creative as he wanted to be, and blogging allowed him to do that. 

Rosenberg’s philosophy  behind writing his blog posts is something that a lot of people could learn from. He said, “do I have something to say that hasn’t been said already? Do I have anything to add to the party?” Rosenberg does not want to waste any space or time. 

Why should someone take time to read what you write? This is something you should take into consideration before writing any piece. Don’t write it just because it’s an assignment, or you're getting paid for it. Write because it is worthwhile. Write something that you will be proud of, that is what Rosenberg is saying. 

Rosenberg gives advice to new bloggers saying, “be conscious of what you want to do with your blog as you’re doing it”. This way you're not just putting out random posts just for views and click bates. Know what you want to get out of it and you can achieve it.