The Beginning

So, here's my blog. I plan to make a post every few days that relates to the things that I do in my Living and Working in a Virtual World Class. The class seems to talk a lot about the way the internet works, and the past and future of the internet. The other day we talked about ways that normal mail (Snail Mail) and E-mail differ. The only thing that I could think of by the time it was my turn was that normal mail keeps people employed, such as mail sorters or mailmen. After thinking about it for a second, I realized that Email keeps people employed too, the first thing that came to mind were the people who maintain servers, or even the companies that produce computers and provide internet. It was interesting to see that almost every "difference" between snail mail and email had a counterpart in the other form of mail. Overall, it was a pretty fun experience and I'm really looking forward to the class.