In Our Day And Age

In our day and age, technology is omnipresent and an integral part of our lives. However, although the main purpose of technology is to make our life easier, the reactions and opinions on technology are very diverse. This year, various sessions at the Women's Forum covered the influence of new technologies on our daily life. It is worthwhile analyzing two contrasting perspectives in depth, to understand how broad this debate is. On the one hand, technology and digital media can be a great help to reach out to other people and spread your message to a very large platform. The session "How to be a digital influencer" this past Thursday was analyzing exactly this question, and introduced various platforms and strategies on how to use the digital world to your advantage. "Social media removes all distances: geographic, social, hierarchical. You can reach anyone, at any time, and communicate in real time. Thus, a permanent link of communication has been created," said Julien Maldonate, a senior manager at Deloitte.
He also said that today everyone has the ability to transmit knowledge, and thus credibility of the creator of the knowledge is more important than ever before. Amina Belghiti, Partnerships Manager at Facebook, describes how technology has taken the universal communication method of story telling and transformed it, in a way that now more stories can reach more people through social media platforms than ever before. She recommends that people find their digital media voice, tell sharable stories, and drive engagement. Also, it is very important to be authentic and truly passionate about the message you are trying to convey through the digital media. Another session, the very same day, analyzed how exactly the opposite is true and how new technologies actually cause stress and suffering, because of a concept referred to as "Infobesity." During this session, Delphine Remy-Boutang -- the founder and CEO of The Social Bureau -- and Christophe Aguiton --