For Further Reading...

If you have enjoyed learning more about how the internet is affecting its users or have further questions, check out these links! :)

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/
This article was written in order to bring to light the problem our culture faces with the internet. The author argues that reading is declining in popularity. 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/feb/07/internet.literacy
This article gives the counterargument to the previous article. Very interesting read.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/style/modern-love-my-so-called-instagram-life.html
This article inspired me to check how my social media life differs from my "real" life. It is very inspiring and hits close to home to others who face similar problems.

With a JSTOR account and a free, easy download, you can read these articles, as well. 

http://ezproxy.missouriwestern.edu:2100/stable/10.7249/j.ctt4cgd90.15?
This is insightful to how other countries are affected by the internet.

http://ezproxy.missouriwestern.edu:2100/stable/j.ctt1qnw88r.8?
This work offers insight into how prevalent social media has become in the world and how it will continue to persist as the younger generations continue to use this form of communication.

I read each of these before I began work on my blog, and they have been very beneficial throughout this entire journey.