Speed is of the Essence

 In society's bid to always be connected and to now be involved in news stories speed is now an expectation when delivering the news. The number of journalists using Twitter, for instance, makes it a speedy medium for publishing breaking news and information. Not only do news media want to be first but people want to be first to share or provide that credible vetted information to their followers. 

This creates a dangerous precedent for trusted sources of information providing bad, misleading, or misinformation to their followers who trust them to vet the news and be primary sources of information. However, the expectation is that the news will arrive in our pockets on our smartphones and we will be quickly informed of any breaking news. 

This amplification and intensification of social trends constitutes the immediate impact of the Internet on the everyday culture. If the experience of printing serves as a precedent, it is likely that digital technology will not simply intensify prevailing cultural trends but also provide resources for reinterpreting its meaning.