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Pretty. Eventful. is proud to announce that from the success of the launch event, we were able to raise a total of $850 to donate to Dress For Success Boston. We would like to thank everyone that attended as well as all of our sponsors and those who helped during the event. We are excitedly planning our next event and look forward to seeing all of you there! Please visit Pretty. Eventful. for more information.

TMI: Stupid or Worse?

As we come to have instantaneous access to all digitized information, we become different creatures. We think differently and we socialize differently, and the changes are upon us before we have time to evaluate them. -Nick Smith, Ph.D.

This article does a great job of touching upon all of the issues that the internet and technology create with the amount of information they provide. Sure, we are able to find just about anything via the internet through computers or phones, but does that really make us smarter or just better at searching and regurgitating information? Since the breakthrough of the iPhone, I have become unhealthily attached to my phone, and while it is a great source of information, social networking and instant shopping, I really do pause often to wonder, "What was my life like before the iPhone?" It seems cliche and absurd, but I can't remember the last time that I went a full day without updating my Twitter or Facebook status, didn't look something up on Google, or use it to Shazaam an unknown song. I am constantly on my phone and feel incomplete if I forget it at home. So stupid or worse? I think worse.

We've talked a lot about Twitter and social networking in class, and while I believe that it is a great tool to have for crossing paths with people you may not meet in person, it dramatically has changed the way that we socialize. Before I jumped on the Twitter bandwagon, a group of friends gathered for the 2007 Super Bowl, where a select few were tweeting about their reactions to different plays and calls. On one hand, not only were the able to interact with those around them, but were also engaging with millions of other viewers at the same time, but on the other hand, what did they gain from it? How did they benefit from being connected to millions of people and reading their reactions? Isn't that the exact definition of TMI? I am torn between the use of the internet and it's affect on us. I am a big advocator for social media, but at the same time I wonder how social I'm really being when my face is always buried in my phone? This time, I'm just going to stick with stupid.