Social Media and Technology

Social Media and Technology

As I ponder the future of social media for this assignment, and think of how upcoming technology will affect our lives, I am very optimistic and excited. Google glass is especially exciting. The technology exists, now it is just a matter of time it will be integrated into our every day lives. How it links to social media is basically the same way it does now with our current devises, it will just be way cooler. Mohsin Ghafoor and Trinity Martin in their article Six Ways Social Media Technologies Can Accelerate Large-Scale Change. They lists a few key ways technology and social media will affect our lives in the future. First it will help us “build a collaborative culture.” Second, it is an effective way to “establish more effective two-way communication.” Third, it helps create more engaging learning experiences.” Fourth, sharing current practives thorugh a knowleddge network.” Fifth, Improving employee involvement and engagement.” Sixth, “assessing progress more regularly and effectively.”

With the increasingly surprising technology that is being produced, social media will be more accessible and integrative than ever. I can imagine a world where you can follow a person, just on twitter, but in real time at their exact location. I think this would be implemented with something like google earth. I can also see how it will be more integrative by people becoming more and more interested in personal avatars. This took off for a little while with the game “Second Life,” but I think it will have a resurgence as a new technology might come up that will make it more realistic, almost like a Matrix type thing.

Something else that I am very excited about is a concept called “Zero Intelligence.” This idea does not mean stupidity, it is a technological term used to imply that there is a “whole lot of intelligence in a tiny space.” This concept will be implemented as technology and the human body become more integrated. Terri Briseno in her article 10 Futurist Predictions in the World of Technology, states that “Computer brains (or chips) have diminished in size -- some powered by just five atoms, and one-atom developments about 10 to 20 years down the road.” Because of movies that have come out like Terminator and Irobot, this seems like a scary thing, but in all reality it will be such a huge help in solving many of the medical dilemmas of our time.

http://www.accenture.com/us-en/outlook/Pages/outlook-online-2012-social-media-technologies-accelerate-large-scale-change.aspx

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/future-tech/10-futurist-predictions-in-the-world-of-technology.htm#page=1