Reaction to "The Web is Dead. Long Live the Internet" from Wired magazine

This article was pretty intense, and I mean that in two ways: intense as in complex and almost over my head with the technical lingo, and intense as in serious and thought-provoking.

I felt like I was doggy-paddling through a good chunk of it, since I only understood a fraction of the technical jargon used in the article. I kept my head above the water, and I made it through both the "Blame Us" and "Blame Them" parts of the article.

Once I got past the language, the topic at hand really stood out. I remember some of this stuff from when I was growing up and how things have changed since then. I remember when Netscape would appear in the Internet Explorer browser window once my computer connected to the Internet, and I can remember when everyone was searching on Yahoo! before Google existed. Seeing the names like Netscape, Yahoo! and AOL again made me laugh. I had forgotten about these three former powerhouses like everyone else.

Michael Wolff's "Blame Them" section discusses Google's metamorphosis into something that can do everything yet be (almost) nothing at the same time. Just before signing in to my Blogger account, I noticed all of the services Google provides. There are so many--49 if my counting is correct--that's crazy!!

As for whether or not the Internet as we know it is going to fade away and mobile devices with apps will rule, I don't think so...not yet. I think if this does happen, there will be a slow but steady increase in mobile device/app-based Internet use and a small and gradual decline in traditional Web use. If this is going to happen, it won't be overnight.

I personally don't have an iPhone or iPad, or anything made by Apple other than an 8 gigabyte iPod. My new phone that I got over winter break is definitely a more modern improvement from the Motorola Razr I had been carrying around since 2008, but it's a far cry from a Blackberry, Android, or anything else that could run apps.

The best part is, I don't care. I think that people nowadays are too immersed in technology and that social media, instant messaging, and constantly text-messaging each other has us too connected. Not doing everything on my phone means less time I have to spend staring at a screen, which I do enough with classes, TV, and video games. I get to interact with real people face-to-face.