Did+You+Know??

=Megan Lasseigne = = Did You Know?? = =1/10/2011 = ﻿ ﻿ media type="youtube" key="6ILQrUrEWe8" height="156" width="256" Did You Know?? I had to watch the “Did You Know” video more than twice…so much information to take in and so much that I had to think about. I believe that technology has made many positive changes in society but I still believe that there are many draw backs. While I agree that the Internet and technology has provided many jobs for people I see the negative impact that it can have on communities. It seems that more and more businesses are closing because they cannot compete with the online marketplace nor can they afford what it takes to incorporate flashy internet websites with all of the bells and whistles that catch a consumer’s attention. This video made me sit and think about the lack of face to face contact that people encounter on a daily basis and I am not innocent in this either. I can honestly say that I would many time rather have someone text me or send me a message on Facebook than to have to talk on the phone and I consider myself to be a very social person. Why does it feel awkward to talk to a close friend on the phone? Why am I so impatient? Technology has also created this impulsiveness within us. I can’t describe how frustrated I feel if I send a message and do not get a respond almost immediately. I know that I am not alone in having this feeling. Technology provides us with instant answers, an endless amount of applications, a constant connection to the Internet, that it is almost unacceptable to have to wait for anything. This video took a fairly neutral stand, the way that I see it, as it discussed the advances, improvements, and facts about its use, but I see technology as a double edged sword in many circumstances. I am excited and scared to see where and what technology will be in the next 10 years.