"The truth will set you free." (Week 3)

The internet is the best example of new communication technology. It links people from all corners of the world to talk and share information. I started using the internet to socialise in my early teens. All my friends and classmates would jump on msn the minute we got home to tell each other about the bus ride home and to discuss what’s going to happen on Neighbours that night. There's a sense of community within the internet that links together anyone with a computer. I even hear of people –friends of friends- making virtual pals over the internet and falling in love in chat rooms. Personally – that’s not my style. Sure I’ve got facebook and hotmail but I only talk to people I’ve already met and like. I use the internet to keep in touch and up to date.
Privacy is not an issue for me. I see people, boys and girls, revealing all their worth to the world via the internet. I make a point not to exhibit too much of myself on the internet: not to send my bank details through facebook, not to answer emails from refugees looking from husbands and definitely not posting semi nude pictures on myspace. You got to be act smart when using the internet- once it’s out there, it’s out there forever.