Where to Start?

My roommate, Jenny, just received her computer in the mail. And we all think 'Wow! How does any college student go for even a week without their own personal computer'? Her computer had been on order for about two and a half weeks, so she was ecstatic when it finally arrived. I remember her telling me when her parents ordered it and how it was "the best computer on the market right now." The two of us were watching television about a week ago, soon after her computer was ordered, and there was a commercial for a Toshiba laptop. It was the newest on the Toshiba line. Jenny immediately said, "Of course! As soon as I order the newest and best computer, an even better one comes out!" Jenny is a perfect example of Thomas Friedman's idea on how the world is flattening. We're constantly upgrading and trying to get the best of technology-computers, cell phones, iPods, MP3 players-when we can be absolutely sure that within months, weeks, days, or even hours, we'll no longer be able to associate our product with the word 'newest'. You have to start somewhere, though. As I sit and type this blog, some huge technological advances are in action. Huge plans are being thought of, one of which is most likely an online space where I can create another presence. I can't contribute anything to the creators, but they will definitely contribute to my search for new places to identify myself with.
Creating these online presences and returning to them 10 to 15 times a day is still a concept I'm trying to get used to. However, I know that if I don't keep up, I will be stumbled over and left in the dirt. Self-motivation is the key. It's just something you have to do in order to keep up with this ever-changing internet ecosphere. It may be very possible that in the time it takes for me to turn on the TV, I've been run over. Yet I will get up and dust myself off because the longer I wait, the more things will pass me up.
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