As technology grows and social media expands, I feel like we hear some variation on "too much information" or "there's so much information", and, in my opinion, this is the major pro AND con within the realm of social media. I feel like there is so much more information out there now than there has ever been - but, people are actually SHARING it and making others aware of it as well, and in a much easier, convenient way. However, especially in terms of academics and 100% true, reliable information, there is a con - anything and everything can be published and this makes it harder for the user to determine the usefulness of the information they're getting.
Which brings us to our job/future job - information literacy education! Although "too much information" has it's pluses and minuses, we can educate users as to where to find the best information and to remind them that not everything on the internet is reliable (although, I believe that this is already becoming like a second nature reaction for society in general in terms of people's attitudes towards the internet).
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