And hi back! This is so ...synchronous...because I was just thinking about you this morning while brushing my teeth. Er, no connection. Just hadn't seen a post from you in a while.
I thought the article hit on a lot of great angles. People do use the internet to bare their souls. But an internet search goes even beyond that - it's done with the presumption of privacy in that you know you are not interacting with anyone human. If I have to Google my assignment for merry_smutmas, for example, because I don't know the exact practice being asked for, I don't want Bush to necessarily know that. Oh, no - I've said too much....
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Date: 2006-01-24 05:28 pm (UTC)I thought the article hit on a lot of great angles. People do use the internet to bare their souls. But an internet search goes even beyond that - it's done with the presumption of privacy in that you know you are not interacting with anyone human. If I have to Google my assignment for