Monday, Oct 3

Today I had trouble finding articles that I was genuinely interested in and wanted to read in the newspaper today. The front page didn't really have anything I was interested in - an article on tax breaks, another on Mexican immigrants resuming lives in the U.S., and many more. I turned to the Business Day section, a section I NEVER read just because I never seem to understand the things discussed in it, or maybe I just thought I wouldn't understand the things discussed in the section. Nonetheless, I figured I'd try it out today and actually found an article called "Social Media News Site Gains Clout". One quote that I found especially interesting was the following: "Mr. Wiesel, who wondered aloud during the talk what might have happened if Moses - and also Hitler - had used social media tools to get their messages across, was trending worldwide on Twitter." I wrote on my blog last week about an article about the unrest and rebellion happening in countries all over the world and how technology has played a role in grouping people together in order to gain power. It's crazy to think about the power the Internet and social media tools have and could have if people used them in unintended uses or functions. Just food for thought!