Online Class 6: I'm in LOVE with the Internet

Once upon a time, I hated the internet. I know its blasphemous to say so, especially for a blogger but when I was younger I didn't really see much value in it and I especially hated having to type.

But now, I can't imagine my life without it. The internet has changed me as a person. To the extent that I consider it one of the most influential forces in my life. Pretty soon it'll be nature versus nurture versus the internet as the competing forces that shape each and every one of us. The following is a list of how the internet has made me who I am today...for better or for worse.

• Typing has made me a terrible speller. I also have terrible handwriting. Imagine reading my grocery list. :-(
  
• Ever since Hulu, I have no use for a TV anymore. Why be entertained on the network's schedule when I can watch 5 episodes of Bones in one sitting at 4 am in the morning?
• I also don't buy workout tapes, books, music, or movies anymore. Not that I did in the first place but I have so much access to content I don't even know where to start.
• I have learned how to do many things online including but not limited to: making a kitty liter facial scrub, making a messenger bag out of trash bags, and how to speak Spanish.
  
• The idea of working from home and telecommuting isn't so foreign and mysterious like it once was. Currently, I work for a firm based in Trinidad but I live in the United States. I Skype with my boss and use OfficeLive to coordinate work. I've only been to the actual office twice! Now that I know I can work in a virtual office I'm thinking of moving all of my work online. Before, I thought working 9 to 5 in a cubicle was the norm but having worked in a dynamic environment, I would much rather work from home on project based work. The internet in essence has changed my outlook on career options post college.
  
• I study marketing and I've realized that because of the internet there is a whole new component to marketing that is very fascinating. I definitely have a lot more to learn about SEO and online marketing.
• The internet has also forced me to go outside of my bubble. I recently went to a Meetup event where I learned to knit with a bunch of girls I have never met before! They were really nice and I learned something new! I definitely wouldn't found a group like that without the internet.
• Google maps has reinforced my inability to navigate. If the internet was to go down I would be lost both metaphorically and literally.
• The most important way the internet has changed my life is that it has allowed me to access a variety of information in a condensed format (wikipedia, rss feeds, about.com). I feel empowered by the internet. I feel as if I can do anything and if I don't know how I can just Google it and find out.

Basically it comes to the fact that I LOVE the INTERNET. I would totally marry it.