In the video "Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/Using Us" I think that Professor Wesch gave the video this title because our life revolves around the computer. We have to check our Facebook at least once a day to feel like we are connected to the rest of the world. We communicate through IM messaging, update friends, business associates, news, weather, etc. on our phone or email constantly. We can publish, write, and build web sites through our computers and over the internet. In the past many of these activities had to be performed by a professional. Wikis are built by everyday people and are constantly being added to. Blogs are as much a part of life as breathing is for many. If these technologies go down, we are lost and feel like our life has been taken away from us. They control us, but wouldn’t exist without us. They are “using us” and they are “us.”
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