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Who's afraid of the fierce internet?

seems that the new year has caught us fearful of digital. Or at least cautious. The fact is that in a few days there have been some posts from different authors and varied perspectives that alert us to certain uses and abuses related to intenet and social media.

Courtesy of Manuel Gross (@ manuelgross) I get the reference of the post What internet is making your brain? of Le Petite Claudine which echoes the book The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains of Nicholas Carr's thesis is that continued use of internet may become overactive and leads us to adopt a model of shallow thinking, based on snap decisions and lack of concentration.

Andres Perez Ortega (@ marcapersonal) in its post How much it costs to be on the net? warns us to build a digital reputation does not come free but for that we use free resources: the investment is in time. Time is not at all negligible and that more income to others, the owners of social networks, but ourselves. Ends with a phrase worthy of framing glaring: If you're not paying for something, you're the customer, are the product .

In another vein we Dyanna Meyer warns of the dangers of social networks in the relationship. The therapist says that more and more couples seeking help for problems arising from the use of social networks. The truth is that the issue may reach greater: Recently we read in Republica.es a woman from Indiana (United States) stabbed her boyfriend for not letting you see your Facebook profile .

internet is because you have to take it more carefully than it looks, because according to a study by the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda and the Salzburg Global Seminar's Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change , people who use social media, often have symptoms similar to those addicted to drugs and alcohol . That's nothing. Socioadictos .

In this scenario, it is normal Rosaura Ochoa concluded that the digital trend for 2011 is ... disconnected. Rosaura somehow coincides with the analysis of Nicholas Carr and reminds us that the best creative moments happen when we have time and mental space to take a thought and follow where we lead, so it is necessary to go off in search of reflection and innovation.

So, if you've been able to reach this point, better turn off the appliance and you do a little more analog. Your brain, your time, your partner, your sanity and your creativity will thank you. That is no small thing.