Final Exam

 Deep Web Search
For the article written by Clay Shirky, I went to EBSCO HOST and typed in Internet smarter or dumber. When the result were presented it was the first article on the results list. I then clicked on "Find It " and then it brought me to the Lewis D. Cannell Library result screen showing the article citation information and where it could be located. I than proceeded to click on "Article " and it then brought me to ProQuest.  I am including the citation information from this posting.

Clay Shirky.  "Does the Internet Make You Smarter or Dumber? " Wall Street Journal  5  Jun 2010, Eastern edition: Wall Street Journal, ProQuest. Web.  16 Mar. 2011.

Open Web Search
For the article written by Nicholas Carr, I went to Bing and typed in Internet smarter dumber. When the results appeared; the third Title stated was, "Does the Internet Make You Dumber?" It had WSJ.com posted  in the description which also included, "Does the Internet make you smarter." I clicked on it and I was brought to The Wall Street Journal Digital Network.  The article that was open was written by Nicholas Carr, but the title was, "Does the Internet Make You Dumber?" I proceeded to read the article, but I was concerned over the fact that the title was different. Then I noticed that in the directions it mentions that the title and dates of these article changes depending on which  search you do, "open or deep web."
Note: To make sure that I had the correct article I went back to my "deep web" source-ProQuest and I found the article titled " Does the Internet Make You Smarter or Dumber", written by Nicholas Carr and when I examined the text of both of the articles written by Mr. Carr, the text matched word for word.I assumed I had the correct article.

Citation Information
Carr, Nicholas. "Does the Internet Make You Dumber." Wall Street Journal. 5 June 2010. Web. 16 March 2011.  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704025304575284981644790098.html


ASPECT  Evaluation.
The first thing that I looked at was the Authors of the articles to see if they were credible sources and what their expertise were. Clay Shirky has more creditability dealing with the Internet due to the fact that  he counsels, teaches and has written about  the social and economic effects of Internet technologies.  He is also an adjunct professor at NYU's graduate Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), where he teaches courses on  how  Internet technology has affected society and our culture. He has held many positions that have been associated with the Interactive technology filed.  He seems very knowledgeable about this topic.


Whereas Nicholas  Carr on the other hand  writes about economics, technology and culture. He has a Masters in English and American Literature and Language, from Harvard University.  He is an educated man, but just doesn't seem to have the Internet impact-technology experience that Shirky has.His article is well written.

Both articles come from the same  reliable source, The Wall Street Journal. It is a magazine that deals with  current information dealing with opinions, events or situations at hand.

In Mr. Carr's article he does quote some very supportive resources, such as an article in Science by  Patricia Greenfield, and mentions experiment results from Cornell University and Stanford  University.  He also mentions information about  neuroscientist Micheal Merzenich. It is a well written article,but  Mr. Carr's article seems to be a more bias. He seem to want to find quotes and information that support the subject of his new book, "The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to our Brains"  .

Whereas Mr. Shirky mentions some web sites and how they have influence users, but his article does not quote other resource. His knowledge on how technology has advance and how the Internet can fuel the intellectual  achievements and how it can affect the cultural aspects of society and institutions seem to be the strength of article. His understands that adjustments need to be made to utilize the technology and the full benefit of the growth and development in this field.


Both articles were written recently, so they both are current and seem to be up to date.
But each article seems to have a different  under tone. Mr. Carr's seems to be more bias, as if trying prove or support what he is stating.
Whereas Mr. Shirky's article is discussing the impact of technology in the past and how it will impact our future. He presents the notion of dealing with the good and bad that comes from such technology advancements and how advancements impact the social aspect of our lives.


Review of Article. 
I was first drawn to Mr. Carr's article "Does the Internet Make You Dumber?" because of how his article flowed as I read it. I am constantly telling my writers to write clearly and to support their  topic sentences.It is evident that Mr.Carr has a Masters in English and  American Literature and Language by this article.
But then I thought about our class and what I had learned all quarter. I could not justify using his article to support something that I had learned was not true. So my review is going to be on Mr. Shirky's article, "Does the Internet Make You Smarter or Dumber? ".
In the article Mr. Shirky implies that with "Every increase with freedom to create or consume media"  brings concern or alarm to those that use the old way. They tend to worry about the influence that will happen on society and the next generation. He uses the example of the of movable type and how it impacted society with "vulgar versions of the Bible and distracting secular writings that fueled the religious unrest." Which at the same time echoed the need for control over the "press", else it could lead to "chaos" and change the "European intellectual life" Which in the long run Print did change the dynamics of their lives. When something  drastically new is introduced to society such as electricity, the railroad, the telephone, the automobile, and media technology advancements, it changes and influences the life style of those that are exposed to it.
With each one of these advancements society as a whole adjusted,  adapted, and changed. Mr. Shirky examines the fact that even though there were changes that occurred because of this advancement(Print), there were innovations that were created that increased the intellectual range and output of society. He talks about how we need to figure out how to shape or utilize our "digit tools". He mentions about how as technology advances so does all of the information that the consumer views. Yes some of it is not relevant, but a great deal of it is. It is our responsibility to determine what is important or beneficial for us to use. As we experiment with new ways of using this wonderful medium know as the Internet, lets remember that with advancement, comes change, but to say that the change is not beneficial to society is not correct. This medium -the Internet gives the user the opportunity to gain  information from academic and scholar archives. The Internet is a tool that will continue to change the way we use, look, read and gather information

Clay Shirky.  "Does the Internet Make You Smarter or Dumber? " Wall Street Journal  5  Jun 2010, Eastern edition: Wall Street Journal, ProQuest. Web.  16 Mar. 2011.