Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the Internet; Assignment 8

The GOOD: click here for example

     Pinterest would be considered a good part of the internet because it is harmless to everyone. Many people, mostly girls, use it to find new creative ideas for house decorating, clothes, or just random activities. It can also be inspirational with quotes or pictures and is just meant for pure pleasure. It is appropriate and there is no reason this website could cause harm to anyone who may stumble across it.

The BAD: click here for example

     This website called LetMeWatchThis can be considered a bad view of the internet because it is where you can illegally download movies for free that have not even hit stores yet. Sometimes you can even watch them while they're still in the theaters. This is bad for the movie producers because they are losing money and you could also get in trouble if you were ever caught for illegally watching them. This also goes along with any website many people use to download music for free.

The UGLY: click here for example

     This is an example of how the internet can get ugly because it is a website of just people gossiping and saying rude things about celebrities appearances. When people take advantage of being able to post whatever they want without getting in trouble for it because of our freedom of speech amendment it usually gets ugly real quick. They say mean things about celebrities who have no choice but to be on camera 24 hours of the day. No one is perfect, not even celebrities and it is sad that our society has to ridicule everything they do just because they are famous. This is also how cyber bullying came to be. Some people are not mature enough to be allowed on the internet.