Obsessiveness with New Media

I think Arianna Huffington said it best when she stated that "the greatest thing internet users can bring to the world is our obsessiveness." She also compared how mainstream media suffers from attention- deficit disorder, while new media users suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. A comparison that doesn't seem too far off. I think that because of the internet our world has been able to express so much more opinion and contribute in ways we never would have thought possible. Just think about the riots in Egypt and if it weren't for the internet and social media we never would have seen nor been able to help others when the government was trying to cut them off. Huffington is right when she says that obsessiveness is the strength of online news. Also, when she says that President Barack Obama probably wouldn't have been elected if it weren't for the internet era. Because of the advanced freedom of speech we are able to engage in through cyberspace, as a society we are much more connected to others globally and are able to utilize our privilege in ways that weren't possible for the mainstream media way back when.