I've been agitated a while about social networks - not because I'm s loser and have not friends on Facebook but that very idea, the social dilemma that if untreated can cause hot sweats, panic attacks and even inflammation.
To side step this, I quickly thought it pertinent to discuss the role and influence that new technology adoption has. Firstly we tend to try everything that is pushed on us, Secondly I feel we tend now to be so fascinated with new services and advancements in technology(which I'm all for) that we create "social static" or s buzz about it in so much that we learn about it, try it and tell everyone that they should do it to. Word of mouth basically: We speculate about technology, as one might do something else.
My sticking point is how much we talk about technology, how much, more to the point, we force ourselves to be involved with it on a day to day basis. I think now more than ever, we're getting involved and influenced by technology than maybe 5-10 years ago. Sure this makes sense but that's my point, it's now that we're experiencing a new level of human-technology relation. Why? because we are now seeing technology as actually practical and useful in our daily lives, more than this - technology is proving reliable and thus viable. We're beginning to trust technology. We're stripping away any stigma that once may have deterred us from using technology. Large corporations are embracing new, quirky newly discovered ideas instead of cautiously maintaining a distance. An example of all this is the IPhone, embracing the 'apps' and building tailored applications for your personal devices which enterprises weren't doing a while back - they didn't even care about the man on the street's access to their services - now they do and can. High street banks now have a banking 'app'. This has touched on a further two topics - mobile consumption of data and services and the interest in the man on the street as well as the adoption of fairly immature technology by everyone - immature but practical and reliable.
Right so the point I'm making is that everyone is adopting new technology and I think that they are too busy adopting it to see the implications.
One of these early adoptions is social networking. Basically we've allowed this technology to invade our homes, phones and lifestyles - it influences the way we act, share and communicate like never before,the implications are there - decisions we'd need not worry about are now prevalent, taking space in out subconscious - stressing us out.
Were we made to handle this kind of mass information or will we adapt as we are a product of ourselves? Inevitably we will adapt but not before we have to deal with it.
So the basics of what I'm trying to convey is this: there is a greater risk out there due to the greater adoption of new technologies and we need just to be aware of it for now and it would be a mistake to ignore it completely.
To side step this, I quickly thought it pertinent to discuss the role and influence that new technology adoption has. Firstly we tend to try everything that is pushed on us, Secondly I feel we tend now to be so fascinated with new services and advancements in technology(which I'm all for) that we create "social static" or s buzz about it in so much that we learn about it, try it and tell everyone that they should do it to. Word of mouth basically: We speculate about technology, as one might do something else.
My sticking point is how much we talk about technology, how much, more to the point, we force ourselves to be involved with it on a day to day basis. I think now more than ever, we're getting involved and influenced by technology than maybe 5-10 years ago. Sure this makes sense but that's my point, it's now that we're experiencing a new level of human-technology relation. Why? because we are now seeing technology as actually practical and useful in our daily lives, more than this - technology is proving reliable and thus viable. We're beginning to trust technology. We're stripping away any stigma that once may have deterred us from using technology. Large corporations are embracing new, quirky newly discovered ideas instead of cautiously maintaining a distance. An example of all this is the IPhone, embracing the 'apps' and building tailored applications for your personal devices which enterprises weren't doing a while back - they didn't even care about the man on the street's access to their services - now they do and can. High street banks now have a banking 'app'. This has touched on a further two topics - mobile consumption of data and services and the interest in the man on the street as well as the adoption of fairly immature technology by everyone - immature but practical and reliable.
Right so the point I'm making is that everyone is adopting new technology and I think that they are too busy adopting it to see the implications.
One of these early adoptions is social networking. Basically we've allowed this technology to invade our homes, phones and lifestyles - it influences the way we act, share and communicate like never before,the implications are there - decisions we'd need not worry about are now prevalent, taking space in out subconscious - stressing us out.
Were we made to handle this kind of mass information or will we adapt as we are a product of ourselves? Inevitably we will adapt but not before we have to deal with it.
So the basics of what I'm trying to convey is this: there is a greater risk out there due to the greater adoption of new technologies and we need just to be aware of it for now and it would be a mistake to ignore it completely.