Response to Nico's Blog

I think that Nico did a great job with his post about the internet. He used many examples of why the internet has affected us. He also mentioned the affect it has had on other forms of media. The thing I think was most interesting in his post was, "The internet is such a great source of communication, but could it actually be hurting local economies?" This is a quote from Nico. He did a great job overall but had a few elaboration flaws.

Nico used examples that described the affect of the internet on the people. We do not go to stores to buy a whole album anymore because we could just get the one song we like online for a much lower price. Also, we shop online more now. Instead of leaving to go to a store that may or may not have what you want, you can shop online and not even leave your house. The internet always has what you want, even if it takes longer to get to your house. These same examples affect the businesses. The record industry was affected by us shopping online and the stores are affected by us shopping online.

I think his thoughts on the economy effect of the internet was a great point. He mentioned that the economies of locals can be changed. When no one shops in the stores, they don't make money. They have to go to online sales to accommodate their customers. This changes the way companies market. While the internet is a great way to communicate with others, it can hurt businesses when people only shop online. My problem with this quote was that I had to assume this was the meaning behind what he meant. He gave no elaboration. I interpreted it to mean this but I may be wrong. In order to avoid this confusion; Nico should have explained his opinions.

The only thing that Nico really gave an explanation of was the affect on people and the effect on businesses. This was the main topic of his piece and that is okay but, it is only one small part of the internet and its spread/ invention. A more broad topic about the internet may have helped to avoid the assumptions. You could also better understand why the internet affects people and businesses.

Nico did a great job on his post. He focused on one main topic. A better choice may have been a general post about the internet lecture. He raised great questions about economy change. I think he wrote very well about the internet's effects on society.

Here is a link to his post: http://nicopagni19.blogspot.com/2013/11/internet-lecture-response.html