Today is One Web Day, and amongst other things, people have been invited to submit their stories here, stories of how the Internet has changed their lives.
I got connected in 1999 when we were living in Paris, and have since made many friends, met some of them , read hundreds of blogs, and embarked on a PhD in digital humanities. Researching without the help and ease of Internet search engines and online journals seems nearly impossible at this stage. I do vaguely remember researching for a Master's degrees aeons ago, and spending inordinate amounts of time in the National Library, hunched over microfilms. Now, I have my trusted and beloved blue laptop, and Internet connections whereever I want to work, and instant access to any resource I need. I also have access to many many procrastination tools, but I have leant to use them sparingly...
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Distractions like Facebook?! I rue the hours I've wasted on that thing!!
Yes indeedy, search engines are a blessing, but you really can't beat the smell of a library or its ability to infect you with the need to leaf through endless books about things you'd never considered before. I so hope they don't become obsolete.
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