A response to "The Young & The Digital"

This is a reading response to an article titled "The Young & The Digital". Specifically language on the Internet. Oh JOY!

The topic of this article seemed interesting enough when I first read the title, but after I had begun to read, I felt I already knew where this was going. Sure enough, I became a bit bored of reading this article. I stopped reading seriously and skimmed after about half way through. Not that the author didn't do a good job, but I know this information already, except for a couple facts and tidbits.

Internet language is different everywhere you participate in the spectrum of the Internet. If you are typing an email to your peers, your language will be adjusted to be more professional, whereas playing an online game with friends, you will type quickly and comfortably, if you already are not using a microphone and skype.


Language and speaking on the Internet can be frustrating to read at times when you get to more public places like Youtube. The comments on videos sometimes make me want to find the person responsible and smack some sense into them. I'm joking, but I would still like to ask why they do what they do. However, I already know half the reason. Even with a username people can send messages to, a username is close enough to anonymity to feel like you can get away with saying whatever you want, when you want on the Internet. Therefore, whenever reading anything that isn't a personal email or a friend typing to me, I take every bit of type on the Internet with a grain of salt. Sometimes the whole shaker, but I get by.