I found it interesting, in light of the graphs by http://website-monitoring.com, to consider the habits of people, and our use of the extraordinary access that we have to technology. Does it surprise you that Facebook was the most searched for term in Google Search during March, 2013 and Google is the 2nd most searched for term? Would you have guessed that the top 25 sites would contain sites of various country domains, including Japan? Examine the infographic below. What conclusions do you draw from it about society, culture, economics?
I’ve watched my students Google Gmail, Youtube and Facebook and wondered, “Why don’t they just put in in the address bar with .com?” I’ve actually tried to ask some of them that and they say it’s easier their way. They perceive some advantage to searching for the term and clicking on the link rather than just typing in 3 more characters in the address bar; this baffles me. Is this one of the things that distinguishes them (digital natives) from me (digital immigrant).