In the article, “Brave New World of Digital Intimacy”, Clive Thompson explains to thethat users of Twitter and FacebookFacebook , that Social sites are giving such a detailed glimpses into other people’stheir lives that “ambient awareness”, has become part of almost every person on planet earthonline interaction. According to Thompson, aAmbient awareness is the feeling of being with someone, or in someone’s life, without physically being there; and every facebook and twitter user is feeling it, (whether they realize it or not). Thompson then goes on, to talk about a Boston Globe columnistthe experiences of Ben Haley?, who, when first introduced to twitter. At first Haley, stated “Who really cares…
When walking around at the mall, work, or at a college campus, every person has a cell phone out texting, playing a game, or on social media sites, instead of paying attention to the world around them. Cell phones are not just a privilege in people’s lives anymore but have become a necessity in order for people to function on a daily basis. Cell phones have many…
Find me on Twitter, Facebook, and even MySpace, because we are here to change the world so “follow” me. I have read the writings of Malcolm Gladwell and Dennis Baron to analyze and write about. They have both presented different points and ideas on the significance of social media and how it has affected our world past and present. Gladwell’s essay, “Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted” is focused on the sit-in of 1960, an event started by four African American college students who went to a local diner for service, but were denied because of their race. This turned into a historic protest, stretching across the Deep South from North Carolina to as far as Texas, involving as many as 600 other protesters in a time when there was no internet or social media; not including the amount of police force and other organizations called in to try and stop the whole thing. He also feels that social media is not associated with strong activism such as this. While Dennis Baron’s story, “Reforming Egypt in 140 Characters?” is focused on the uprisings in the Middle East and how natives have organized and used social media and other lines of communication to spread their views to overthrow political powers. Although that is true he also points out that the government can manipulate the sites by putting up firewalls, and filtering the news that is spread; thus making it hard for social media to make a hug impact on revolutions that take place. Although Gladwell and Baron both address the role social media may or may not play in activism with a well-thought- out argument, I find Baron’s argument most persuasive because he presents current facts about how the Twitter Revolution was credited with fostering the ousting of former Middle Eastern presidents and the support it has provided for other protest over the last year. I am also living in a technology driven…
The writer starts with sarcastic tones as an introduction. He summarized the reasons Apple gave to justify the removal of the headphone jack from iPhone 7 into three main points. First was that they could provide more features such as track skipping and volume controls or even charging the headphone directly only from the lightning port. Next, it was to reduce the form-factor of the phone so that they could integrate more technologies into them. The final reason was that everything would eventually run on wireless and that Apple would be the who will take the first step to this future. He then breaks those 3 points down and explained why he disagreed with all of them repeatedly mocking the word “courage”. In the end, he gave a final verdict…
Before this assignment, I didn’t have a lot of knowledge on dissecting a source. Understanding the structure of a piece of writing can help you understand the writing deeper than just what the words are saying. Using the rhetorical analysis as an example, we were asked to analyze a source using ethos, logos and pathos to examine its credibility. Through this process, I received a better understanding of how structure can play a role in persuading an audience. Logos is the idea of using statistics and anecdotes to appeal to an audience’s rational and logical mindset. In Heather Kelly’s article, “How teens, parents struggle to share social media”, I realized that writers strategically place these techniques to get the best positive reaction…
Over the past years, Facebook users have been demanding other buttons rather than the "Like" button. So Facebook decided, instead of making a dislike button, they decided to put different kinds of emoji buttons, to help express our feelings better. The new buttons options are sad, angry, happy, love, haha, and wow. The product Manager of Facebook, Sammi Krug has told us, "We've been listening to people and know that there should be more ways to easily and quickly express how something you see in News Feed makes you feel." This will help Facebook users to show their feelings deeper to various posts. Neal Schaffer, the president of Maximize Your Social has said that this new feature can help Facebook create more meaning content and ads, by seeing…
All the time you see people’s eyes glued onto their phones and drowning the whole world out. People get so distracted from technology and they don’t really care about what’s going on around them, people tend to grow distant from people. When you go somewhere just look around, everybody has their phone or some other device in their hands, and if it’s not in their hands it’s near them. Americans are so attached to technology that it literally drives us away from families/friends. In the 1920’s this wasn’t a problem at all. They didn’t have the high technology that we have today but they still had phones and it didn’t cause them to grow distant from people. They would still go out and have a good time. But today, if you can’t have your cell phone with you, it’s like the end of the world. in the article “Smartphone Dependency: A Growing Obsession With Gadgets”, the writer says, “For others, being away from their phone will almost certainly cause separation anxiety.” This truly shows how attached americans are to their…
"If you are a determined multitasker, it's an addiction—and you can't stop it," said the fifty-nine-year-old Stevens. (Stefan Kiesbye) Many people see multitasking the same way as Mr. Stevens, but they are incorrect in many ways. The driver can simply put their phone in their purse, away from hands reach, pull over at the side of the road or just wait until they have reached at their destination. Even a two letter text can send anyone to the morgue. The people and the environment around you are basically in your hands; one can either harm it or nourish…
After reading Fox News’s article on Nick Cannon’s ‘white face’ Instagram photo and the responses he received, it is clear from user’s responses that controversy was sparked. Some were offended and expressed that, others were less harsh on Cannon and but still shared similar sentiments. Reading the offended’s comments it is obvious Cannon connected to his audience’s emotions in a negative manner. On the other hand, there was the audience who took a more logical approach saying that this was humorous but understood it was a double standard.…
The growing number of technology today is such a big part in people’s lives. Everyday, technology is coming forth with newer and bigger ideas. The people in modern day can’t live without the things like cell phones and tablets, things they used to be able to live without. Cellphones are a number one contestant for the average person’s everyday needs. Catching up on the latest social networking, e-mailing, or returning a message to a friend is part of everyone’s daily routine. These are all part of the world’s daily rituals. With these on a person’s mind all day long, people tend to look more into what’s going on with their phones rather than what’s on the road ahead of them. People, of all kinds, are to blame for careless driving due to one being too self-absorbed with their cellphone. Brian Penning’s of professional Safety goes into details over what distractive driving really is. He says, “Distracted driving is a factor in 90% of collisions says penning’s and most of those involve a cellphone.” (p.16) “Texting is twice as dangerous as talking on the phone or to passengers while driving.” (Penning’s p.16)…
In the article “Addicted to Phones?” April Frawley Birdwell writes that an increasing number of people around the world feel anxious when they leave their cell phone off. He states that the phones are intruding users’ life, and the cell phone addicts need to be connected, to know what’s going on and be available to other people. He maintains that the addictions to cell phone can be hard to pinpoint problematic cell phone use. He also says that the problem with cell phones is growing. Finally, he explains that problematic cell phone use is an addiction. Although April frawley Birdwell analyses some bad influence of using cell phone, he ignores the benefit of cell phone and misunderstands the problematic cell phone use as an addiction.…
Has it happened to you that sometimes you go out, but forgot your cell phone at home, and you don’t feel complete? There’s a feeling somewhere inside that you’re missing something, a sense of insecurity prevails… welcome to the world of cell phone addiction!…
The day started well. My morning class kept my mind preoccupied so I had no thoughts whatsoever of checking my phone. However after class was my first encounter with how much media is actually programmed into my mind. I was standing in line at Bear Necessities when all of the sudden I pulled my phone out of my pocket. Before looking at it I quickly slid it back into my pocket and came to a realization; that anytime I am not actively doing something, I get a sudden urge to pull out my phone. I had never realized it until that moment, but as I thought back I came to realize that it is true, and not just for me but for all people. I then walked downstairs in the PSU and found a seat. I decided that this would be a perfect time to people watch and as I looked around it seemed that everyone was plugged into some sort of media. Whether it was their phones, mp3 players or laptops, everyone was silent just staring at their device of choice. After I was done making my observation, I started to eat my breakfast as usual. However about ten minutes later, as I got caught up in my routine I failed to notice one thing, that I was staring at the TV watching sportscenter highlights. I couldn't understand how I hadn't immediately realized what I was doing, and it left me almost dumbfounded for a moment before I got up and moved to a spot where I couldn't see the TV.…
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Smartphones are, without doubt, great pieces of technology, allowing us to do practically anything; shop online, download music, listen to music, send emails, play games, and banking. The most effective example for a business person is that it freed them from the chore of carrying the heavy load and don’t have to look for coffee house that offer Wi-Fi network anymore. So they can check e-mail and surf the Web anytime, anywhere. So the business stand point of view, the companies believed that smartphone could make work more efficient and cut operating costs and provide the Blackberry device for effective response.…