Information and technology , where does it start ,where does it end? A piece by Cooper Cheatham.

As Mariano once said, one of his favorite places is on an airplane because he is completely cut off from all means of communication. It’s one of the few times that he’s able to sit back and relax and get away from it all. Likewise, I feel a common sense of relief when my phone dies. I’ve recently upgraded to the Motorola Droid and the capabilities of it are astounding, yet I’m so connected that it truly is a relief when the screen goes black and no matter how hard the power button is pressed, it will not turn back on.
Now, with every new development that technology and the internet have to offer, where do we draw the line in our accessibility? With Facebook, we’re able to find our preschool classmates and stalk them through their photos and interests and catch up on the old days. With Twitter, we’re able to follow the daily activities of an acquaintance we’ve only met once at a party, where she exclaimed that she was an avid follower of our tweets.
This constant connection and expected availability is wearing down the lines between virtual and reality, so much so that normal daily conversation consists of discussing the “Rattle Snake’s” party photos that were tagged of you and how to form the witty status update to make up for said photos. Now with Google Buzz, Gmail, one of the few places left out of the “status update” foray, our location, photos, thoughts, and links that were already shared on Facebook, 4square, Twitter, Tumblr and Blogspot can now be reproduced again on Buzz.
The information that is available at our fingertips through the internet has changed the way that we learn, but through all these various ways to contact other people, where exactly do we reach or maximum for this abundance of information? Waiting for that black screen seems to be one of the only ways to get out of it.