Hate Vs. Love October 2, 2009

In my last blog I mentioned a PSA about breast cancer, for anyone who has not seen it this is a You Tube link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI4zkx8As34.

I am going to elaborate on my last blog about how with a click of a button the whole world can either see something you intended them to see or something you did not. A huge downfall with the growth of technology and the internet is lack of privacy. How much privacy can you actually have within today’s society? With pictures being uploaded on facebook every second your personal life can become open to the public by choice or not. Personally, I have had scares where I open my facebook page and there are pictures that I never wanted anyone to see for everyone to see. However, once uploaded on facebook even if erased or untagged they are still property of facebook. If someone like me, can stress about pictures leaking onto the internet how do celebrities cope? It has become a norm within the entertainment world for famous people to have their private life, pictures, or tapes to be publicized for all to see. Pictures or tapes of students are becoming more common in high schools. Even with the positive aspects of the internet and the good things it can bring there will always be negatives which I believe triumph the good. Private things such as 911 calls, and photos that should be kept to the people who they belong and should not be published on the internet. With the growing publications of private information becoming public it is just becoming seen as normal which of course it is not. This Blog is hate over Love.

Love vs. Hate September 26, 2009

This week I realized how fast the internet connects us. I was watching MTV Canada and saw a PSA for breast cancer that was put together by a Canadian MTV VJ. Later in the week I saw that same PSA being evaluated on, “The View”.  This was so shocking for me, especially because it wasn’t only, “The View” it was “Good Morning America” and “The Today Show”.  A Canadian MTV VJ sparked all this controversy by merely sending the PSA to the right media outlets and with that it was everywhere.  It made me realize that I have a love hate relationship with the internet. I love that with a click of a button the whole world can watch what you did such as, the PSA. The controversy that it sparked only lead to talk about breast cancer which was probably the intent. However, with a click of a button the whole world or your social group can see or read something that you never intended them to see or read. In conclusion, this week is Love over hate.