I am nothing short of amazed by what happens after one event and a request is shared through a well known social media site. This video covers the story of how the people come together and take a stand against a very well known and feared group after a tragedy occurs (if you want to see specifics, you’ll have to see the video). Seeing this remind me of the idea of Group Collaboration and action that Clay Shirkey discussed. Who knew that all it takes to form a group and take action was sharing a common goal between individuals.
As society continues to develop, we can see even more improvements in current technology and the making of future tech. We are up to the point where we can actually make Robots (to be honest, i didn’t think this would happen for quite some time)!! This is just an example of our drive to make technology as advanced and interactive as possible. Yet it make me wonder what else could be in store for our technology as society progresses.
We use the social media sites (Facebook, twitter, etc) as a way of staying connected to the community. Regardless of what we post or share, we are craving social interaction. Yet we are still unaware of the fact that we expose ourselves to a greater danger (more than one if you take a closer look at it). That danger is becoming less social than we already are. Because we rely on technology to have social interactions, we ourselves are performing these basic functions less and less. I’m not saying that we should stop using these media site all together, but there should be a limit to make sure these sites don’t interfere with how we interact when we are offline and around others
Your Reputation can either get you in a position you’re aiming for or be used against you in certain environments (more commonly known: the work place). When sharing your status through social media sites, you might want to consider the consequences of sharing your personal info with anyone, with no regards to who can view it. After all, what’s stopping them from viewing your profile?
See For Yourself. Here the link (though this video is somewhat crude)
Our Personal status can be what drives us to share, post and comment on social media sites to gain the greatest reward we can think to achieve through these means (attention). Whether it’s to gain a sense of belonging to something bigger than you, or to feel as if you can be greatly connected to a massive amount of users (or even feel like a leader to your group/community), we share our personal status on well known social media sites, to have our personal status known and gain the positive remarks we desire (people following your status, or liking your post/comments). At the same time, there is a chance that we can share a piece of personal info that we wouldn’t want to share. Something that was never meant for public eyes and ears.
This video is what made me consider this topic. Tell me what you think.
The majority of the material we’ve covered this semester have been nothing short of both helpful and interesting (some of the topics I was either unaware or mislead by the idea). Although, one of the topics that was on my mind more frequently was the topic of security (keeping your personal info hidden while exposing just enough of your profile to gain access or make yourself known through different means) and some of the various things that occur while searching or looking through websites.
At the time i was still unaware, but one of the steps to ensure my personal info was kept secure was denying and checking for cookies from different sites so my profiles can’t be traced. In addition to that I would also remove or erase link to unfamiliar sites. As for avoiding filter bubbles, instead of just clinging to what I like, I would also search for additional info regarding a specific topic or come across different sites where i can still find what i need yet they don’t require any personal info from me.
I remember professor Lennox pretty well. From what i know about this guy, his area of expertise is English (writing well made essays) and Mostly Philosophy. He would go on for hours explaining the topic of what philosophy Plato, Socrates, Alfred Whitehead and other well known philosophers would represent. He knows how to tell a joke to keep the class interested in the topic and would explain the topic to the best of his knowledge. I couldn’t help but give him a high sense of respect for multiple reasons (even though some of the topics were difficult for me to follow).
Comments:
"I think the internet is nothing short of an excellent source of info. The amount of knowledge stored into well known and used sites can be used for just about anything. The trick is looking for specific info relating to your topic of interest (because of how much info is on the internet)." posted on May 15, 2014, on the post Turn to the internet: It will solve your problems.
"Our dependency on technology could lead to us ignoring our common senses (knowing that the technology can be replaced or alert the authority before searching for that tech). It's not worth lowering our common sense but we make it look and sound like it is." posted on May 15, 2014, on the post Smartphone Dangers
"The technology that we have now can be very useful but there has to be a limit to the usage of it. To use your phone while being accompanied by friends or family would mean that you would deny them your company (in other words, you're present but you're not really there, by which i mean not with the group at the time)" posted on May 15, 2014, on the post We are not as social as we think?
"It Just makes me wonder how much of an impact one post on a well known social media site can have and how it could affect others you do or don't know." posted on May 15, 2014, on the post A Social Media Disaster, coming to a theater near you.
"This is pretty much how the process of making new tech usually goes. Instead of just looking at the product from their own point of view, they would rather let the consumer test it and give feedback on how they've seen the product operate and fix the bug according to their general opinion (similar to the "publish then filter" idea Clay Shirkey stated)" posted on May 15, 2014, on the post Beta testing….who’s doing it?
"It looks (and sounds) like they're aiming to make future technology as interactive and widespread as possible while offering the user comfort in their own area (even though this has already been done, they're aiming to develop this idea even further)" posted on May 15, 2014, on the post Facebook Invest in Virtual Reality
"I'm not that social to begin with so in my opinion, this app is both useful yet creepy at the same time. It's useful because you may never know if this stranger could help you or offer information that can "come in handy" later on yet It's creepy because you don't know what this stranger is like." posted on May 15, 2014, on the post 20 Day Stranger App
"If anything, the amount of customers who use cable company services won't drastically decrease, but they will lose a significant amount of customers if they were to follow through with this plan. Sooner or later, those who use said services will find another source to provide the same products, but with a more reasonable price and plan to charge. Just my opinion though" posted on May 15, 2014, on the post Cable Companies Charging by Usage
"To think that these people can make an app that directly addresses the human nature of interaction is actually pretty smart on their part (to be honest it"s kind of uncomfortable to know that technology can react and behave similar to how we do)" posted on May 15, 2014, on the post Girl Watching Over You…
"i'm just curious as to how this is supposed to work. To prevent the crash, is the car made with a program that can guide and steer the vehicle itself along the road (auto pilot), or is it supposed to detect incoming hazards within a certain range (or does it have extra metal plating to absorb the full impact of the crash)?" posted on May 15, 2014, on the post The Crash-Proof Car