I believe the video was titled as such because Web 2.0 tools are learning from us as we use these tools more and more. The more people use the internet, we create connections with it and mold it to be what we need it to be. We are interacting with the machine and are a significant part of what it does, which in turn means we are the machine.
I'm bothered by the thought that the machine is using us, because that implies we are becoming dependent on computers and the internet. Are we using the internet too much to gain knowledge and find answers too much? Do we know how to look elsewhere? As librarians, it is our responsibility to help patrons know how to use several resources.
In Courtney (2007), it was stated that Web 2.0 tools are the evolution of the internet not a revolution, with which I completely agree. It will be amazing to see where we go with the internet in the next twenty years and see whether the machine continues to use us or, better stated, how we use it!
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