I could definitely be considered a digital native. My father was interested in computers and technology, and as the Internet and PCs became more popular, my family began using it quite often. The Internet was used a lot as I was growing up. Not as much during my younger childhood of course, mostly because I was too young to understand it. But from about 10 years old, the Internet was a huge part of my life. My entire family used it quite often, using it to e-mail friends and family, look up interesting things, or to play games.
My earliest memories of using the web were playing a game with my little brother called EverQuest. It's kind of dorky I suppose, but my little brother and I used to play that game all the time. It required the Internet and I guess it was the first MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) game to come out at the time. I remember it so well because it seemed so amazing to me at the time that so many people could occupy one space and communicate with each other. You could have a conversation with someone from Europe or Australia, or even China, and still be sitting at home in the US.
I use the web a lot, mostly to read the news lately. I like being able to find multiple stories that relate to the world, and not just a region. I'm also addicted to looking things up on Wikipedia when I need information. I both love the web and fear it. It's a useful thing to have and I suppose I couldn't live without it, but I sort of fear it as well. Nothing is private on the web, and lots of people can access things about you, even just by accident.
I visit a lot of sites, mostly news sites. I have a myspace and a facebook, but I rarely use them. I like to use the Internet to gain information about things I wouldn't normally come in contact with.
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