At least we're all consistent

Class web-breakdown: Facebook – 50%, Stumbleupon – 20%, DU related tasks (Blackboard, WebCentral, emails from the school) – 10%, Music – 10%, Various news sites (CNN, Yahoo, ESPN, etc.) – 5%, Other (Netflix, College Humor, Skype, etc.) – 5%.

The worst part you ask? I’m no better than the rest. My internet habits generally fall into the same categories. We are all helplessly addicted to Facebook, so much so that it has become a knee-jerk reaction for some of us to log on the instant we open our internet browsers. Many even stated that since they made their log on the weekend that Facebook took up a lesser part of their internet use than if they made their log during the week. We don’t even need a computer to access it anymore, it’s literally at the end of our fingertips wherever we go, provided you have some sort of smartphone. It has become the plus one of everything we do on the internet. For instance, “Oh I think I’ll read the news today, right after I check my facebook.” Or, “I think I’ll listen to music, while I check my facebook.” I’m even doing it right now. I’ll write my blog post, while my facebook is open just incase someone needs something (they never do). We have all turned into procrastinators who will find any reason to check facebook. It’s strangely addicting, but at the same time incredibly helpful. It’s instant communication with our friends everywhere, and honestly, its damn useful. We all use it to write to our friends, or read what they are saying. The emotional cliché status is just a cry for help, all that people can do it “like” it or try to give a heartfelt response that will be read without the intended tone. Or the “I’M GOING TO WRITE SOMETHING IN ALL CAPS TO MAKE MYSELF SOUND MORE EXCITED THAN I ACTUALLY AM.” See right there what I did? I bet you thought I had something important to say. Facebook statuses are turning into the go-to place to say something important. Its sort of disturbing that if someone is excited about something, say getting accepted into college, that they will turn to facebook to tell everyone rather than calling or texting their friends and family. There are other uses for the internet though. Most of us turn there to read our news because we can find out what’s going on in Wichita or Chicago, while we sit at our computer in Colorado. The internet has the capability to be one of the most distracting tools ever invented and at the same time, if used right, accomplishes everything we need to do.