"U.S. Users Give it Up for the Net"

In the article, “U.S. Users Give It Up For The Net” (2004), Daniel Terdiman documents information that was collected to determine that a large number of people are contributing content on the web. Terdiman explains the statistics of the findings then goes on to apply them to the kinds of people who are involved with posting on the internet. The author’s purpose is to display the number of people who share their thoughts and opinions on the web in order to present the internet as a democracy that is run by the people. Daniel Terdiman’s audience vary in age, but are computer savvy enough to know and understand internet terms such as blog.
The internet has become so much more than a collection of information and knowledge that one simply reads and comprehends. This article shows that online users have become more involved and active with the net. Jakob Nielson explains that this concept is the “original vision of the Web, that it’s a two-way web.” This reinforces the idea of online communities. Clearly, average folks all over the world are communicating with each other whether it be through blogs, postings on sites, or if they own their own website. It seems like anyone with an opinion has the opportunity to share their thoughts on the web.
The internet has become more public-oriented because it is the only medium that permits easy access to displaying information. It is quite simple for one to acquire one’s own website then it is to obtain a show on television or radio. Programmers have dummy-proofed most of the net so that even someone with limited knowledge would have the ability to express themselves. When given an outlet such as the internet that reaches millions of people worldwide, many will take advantage of the chance to voice opinions to an audience when ordinarily they would not be heard.