The two blogs I discuss their own and others active involvement in technology, particularly social media. In Danah's blog , her main point is how annoying and overwhelming all of the social networks and communication tools online can be. She even goes to say that, "For me, it’s too much. Too much I tell you." Having to check a million applications and sites when you open up your laptop is too overwhelming, no one needs to talk to you that much. Sarah had the same opinion while looking at purchasing a smart phone, "Would I just be a little too connected? Do I really need my email to follow me around on the bus?" Sarah decided against her purchase due to all of the continual "checking" of different applications that would then ensue.
Both Danah and Sarah use ethos to convey they are frustrated and overwhelmed with all of the recent and continuing technological advances. Danah decided that she was going to help fix this problem by only replying back to emails she got. She would still be a member of all the other social connections but would no respond to any of the messages. Sarah seems to agree with Danah in a way seen through her actions of not buying a smart phone. Both girls definitely agree that information overload is getting on their last nerve. It was easy for me to see their clear emotions and feelings toward communication through recent technology and online programming.
I definitely agree with both of the girls, but when is enough enough? It is hard to sit back and just watch everyone engage in all the internet has to offer. Facebook is a great way of keeping up or finding people that you would not be able to stay in touch with otherwise. But at the same time, if Facebook is the only thing keeping you in touch then maybe the relationship is not that important to begin with.
I really like Danah strategy of only answering to one messaging program; however, especially for college students this is not practical. Even campus organizations and the universities themselves use social media as a way to inform members or students on upcoming events or traumatic events that may have occurred.
Danah and Sarah both did a great job displaying their feelings about information overload and how they will strive to cope with it all. However, I do not think it is always really up to the individual how much they choose to be involved. It is sometimes required, for example "howdy", to be checking the internet multiple times a day.
When talking about digital natives, as I am one myself, it is hard to imagine a world without all of this social media. It is what we have always know and seen daily. Does is really cause any of us in our late teens, early twenties to have anxiety?
