Response post #1

1) Are you a “digital native” (“a person who has grown up with digital technology such as computers, the Internet, mobile phones and MP3”)? How much was the internet used where you grew up? By whom and for what?

I would consider myself a "digital native" for my parents bought cell phones as soon as the giant black ones from way back in the day were available. We had a really huge computer that required tedious dial up internet connection. The internet began major use in the recent decade, in homes and classrooms.


2) Describe your earliest memories of using the web. Describe a memory of using the web that involves a moment of insight, inspiration, or other strong emotion.

I loved AOL Instant Messaging. It was SO fun to chat with my elementary school buddies online even though connections were fickle and conversation was simple!

3) Why do you use (or not use) the web? What's your relation to the web - love it, hate it, fear it, rule it...?

LOVE the web. It answers every question I find myself asking- like why do stink bugs stink just yesterday. Also Facebook is fun as well as a waste of time, and emailing is a great medium of communication to not only in my academic and professional fields but in my personal life as well.

4) What sites do you visit? Do you have a web page? A blog? Do you IM and text message? Do you Facebook? Do you MySpace? What do you use and how often? How much time do you spend on the web every day? How much writing do you do on the web and what kind (think of all the different kinds of writing activities...)? What web or computer “skills” do you have?

My homepage is set to nytimes.com and I often visit facebook, weather, bb and t banking, and recipe.com. I have a blog, and not often to I use IM anymore but send ridiculous amounts of texts.