Social Networks Becoming Invisible

Personally, this transition would affect me a lot. If we are moving towards a complete "online community" it will be a very depressing time for myself. I love to go into a music store and search around for my new favorite CD that I will listen to for weeks. Sadly enough, the only books I read are textbooks that are mandatory for school. I do remember in a lecture we had a few weeks ago, you spoke of Google Books, where you ultimately could do anything you wanted with it. You can buy a book or you can just "browse" by typing words into the search engine. Google will display every time that word comes up in that specific book. If I enjoyed reading books, this would be a very fascinating feature. So, if books were to make this transition I really would have no problems with it. My entire life has been surrounded by music. My friends from home to college are obsessed with finding that new, awesome, underground band that no one has heard of. And I hear of new music either through radio, going to music festivals, or word-of-mouth. However, when my friends tell me about new bands, it all comes from the Internet which is really no surprise. Overall, I'm somewhat split on how I feel about the situation. For movies, the only place I ever feel good advertisement and promotion is through commercials on the television. I rarely find new great movies through the internet. I am not dependent on the Internet which is a comforting fact. I like to hear about music through my friends and I enjoy seeing commercials for up-and-coming movies. There's not much more I can ask for.