Digital is the new and improve form of print. In "Why Digital is Better than Print", Dan Blank explains how technology is a better way of using print. Technology expresses Freedom of Speech, the act of stating what one feels or thinks is needed to be stated. Digital is the future of searching information and obtaining businesses.
Digital is now easily obtained in sleek compact objects that can hold more information than a textbook. Instead of only reading what is present in the newspaper, a person can use their digital device to search more information on the topic. Obtaining an iPhone can be "– a stealthy way to consume media" (3), according to Dank Blank. Users can obtain all the print information upholds in a smaller compact devices such as phones.
The internet can change information in a heartbeat while it takes an extremely long process to change the text of print such as textbooks, magazines, or newspapers. "Because digital media is inherently connected to services and new applications – each piece of information can find itself being stretched and morphed in new ways to solve a need."(2), information is always be updated or changed by current events so it is salient to inform the reader of the accurate information. The world is always changing so it is important to be informed about the data and express it in everyday life.
Technology utilizes energy while print consumes paper material which causes littering and the cutting down of trees. According to Blank "Digital certainly consumes energy, but the inherent waste is not as evident, as millions of copies of a single piece of content can be replicated and spread across the world in moments." (7), which everyone should agree with. Technology does not create waste, a digital device can store more information than a print like material and not be thrown out in the garbage.
Digital will eventually replace print by the convenience, energy, and time that it consumes. People are getting more tech savvy and becoming more dependent on technology. As the world becomes more dependent on technology, it will keep on improving for people's needs. The world will always ameliorate technology every year in bigger and more efficient ways.
Blank, Dan. “Why Digital Is Better Than Print.” I Feel Fine: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Web. danblank.com. n. p. 5 August 2000. web. October 26, 2014
http://danblank.com/blog/2009/08/05/why-digital-is-better-than-print/
