Nov
18
What Do We Do With All This Power?
Category: Social Networks
Posted by: Director
A BIG thinker once said, "When you see something that is technically sweet you go ahead and do it, and you argue about what to do with it only after you have had your technical success."
Simon Garfield of Guardian UK recently sat down with Facebook's founder, Mark Zuckerberg and posted a rather insightful article on the phenomenon of Facebook. A sales rep tells Garfield, "Facebook can draw upon from its 100m-plus users. It knows, for example, how many people say they ate a Kellogg's breakfast cereal that morning." Simon is right to point out, "As they used to say in 1945, let's hope they use it for peaceful purposes."
People want to connect and share in an environment that empowers connection and sharing. Simple concept isn't? Facebook provided easy to use tools that streams information out to a network of friends. A few clicks and you are broadcasting your interests and news with your networked friends. I don't spend much time at Facebook, but find it a handy tool to catch up with old friends and make a few new connections. I use FriendFeed to push data into the FB network but enjoy seeing what others are sharing.
Unlike Garfield, I understand why Facebook is massively popular. As humans, we long for connection. I hope that Facebook continues to push for good. Open the data stream and encourage transparency. Information is a powerful tool. Use it wisely.
So, who was that BIG thinker wanted us to argue about what to do with 'sweet technology'? - J. Robert Oppenheimer
msw
Simon Garfield of Guardian UK recently sat down with Facebook's founder, Mark Zuckerberg and posted a rather insightful article on the phenomenon of Facebook. A sales rep tells Garfield, "Facebook can draw upon from its 100m-plus users. It knows, for example, how many people say they ate a Kellogg's breakfast cereal that morning." Simon is right to point out, "As they used to say in 1945, let's hope they use it for peaceful purposes."
People want to connect and share in an environment that empowers connection and sharing. Simple concept isn't? Facebook provided easy to use tools that streams information out to a network of friends. A few clicks and you are broadcasting your interests and news with your networked friends. I don't spend much time at Facebook, but find it a handy tool to catch up with old friends and make a few new connections. I use FriendFeed to push data into the FB network but enjoy seeing what others are sharing.
Unlike Garfield, I understand why Facebook is massively popular. As humans, we long for connection. I hope that Facebook continues to push for good. Open the data stream and encourage transparency. Information is a powerful tool. Use it wisely.
So, who was that BIG thinker wanted us to argue about what to do with 'sweet technology'? - J. Robert Oppenheimer
msw
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gregorylent wrote:
and if the medium is the message, in mcluhan's terms, we could well be getting a refined version of the depersonalization that has come from television ...
in other words, the need to grow as individuals and as cultures is not necessarily enhanced by technology ...
this could go on, book-length .. i should remember my thoughts here ...