As I enter the blogoshere...

It is with some trepidation that I enter the blogosphere today for the first time as a creator rather than a consumer.  I must admit now to being somewhat of a luddite and to wondering about the social and cultural implications of all this darn technology.  However, being a graduate student of Library and Information Studies seems to be changing my perspective on this as I learn about and experience the benefits of modern technology in the information age.  I do still have many concerns, which are raised nearly every day by my two children who are obsessed with playing on hand-held devices and who insist on engaging me in incessant and unrelenting negotiations on the matter.  But, I am also getting to see first hand how these technologies can be used in utilitarian ways to improve the flow of communication and information.  I am excited to continue exploring, learning about, and contemplating technology and its many repercussions.