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- Amy Slate
- B.A. in French Education, Drew University; M.Ed in Educational Technology, Lesley University; Ed.D candidate in Curriculum and Teaching, Boston University. Teaching certifications in CT and MA, French K-12 and Instructional Technology K-12. All-around funny, smart chick.
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http://www.examiner.com/article/voting-machine-caught-on-video-changing-obama-vote-into-romney-vote
This story was really interesting in relation to the role that technology plays in determining the election. Machines may be faster than humans when counting votes; however, they are still prone to hacking and innocent malfunctions that can skew polling numbers. With the controversy with the voting machines every year since the "Diebold" machines were implemented, there is an ever-increasing focus on the ways in which they alter results of elections.
http://techland.time.com/2012/11/12/toyota-tests-cars-that-communicate-with-each-other/
Most auto manufacturers are working on pre-crash safety technology, but Toyota is at the forefront as they develop a car safety system that will allow the vehicle to communicate with the world around it. The vehicle receives information from sensors and transmitters that are installed on the streets, helping to minimize the risk of accidents. If you are about to run a red light, the sensor will go off and tell you “it’s a red light”. Toyota expects the technology to do well when it is further expanded in 2014, because half of car accidents occur at intersections. Although this idealistic technology sounds great on paper, I do not think it will work in the real world. Socially, I (and I know I am not alone) cannot stand the never ending beeps for security alerts that my car already has, and I do not need any more, especially one to tell me that I am at a red light. Also financially, this would require a huge capital investment from the town/state/federal government, as the technology can only work if the proper sensors and transmitters are installed in the street as well as the vehicle itself.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/how-cellphones-complicate-polling/
With the recent election just ending, I found this article relevant. The growth of technology has prevented accurate polling. Because much of the polling data comes from phones calls, caller id and private numbers has allowed people to ignore calls about polling. The number of households responding to phone polls has decreased from 36% to 9% since 1997. Despite this, alternative online polls provide a new and more precise way using applications such as Survey Monkey. Apparently survey monkey, which didn’t make any money from this election, will continue to be used in the 2014 election and have its information accessible to the public.
http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/12/technology/techonomy-big-four/index.html
This article talks about how the four major companies, Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook have been taking over the internet. I found it interesting how we use these sites and services every day, but we don't think about how big their impact is. People are constantly ordering things on Amazon and always on the lookout for the latest Apple products. Most people can't go a day without checking their facebook pages or looking something up on google. This article talks about how Google and Facebook have the best data sets on their users, but Amazon has the most valuable because they track where people actually spend their money. I found it interesting that the article says that Apple is the most vulnerable and has the most to defend because everywhere I turn, someone is holding an Apple product. Now that I think more about it, it makes sense because Apple needs to constantly come up with new products or designs otherwise they might lose customers. Regardless, these four are currently still taking over the internet.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/the-obama-campaigns-technology-the-force-multiplier/?ref=technology
This article discussed how although both sides in the presidential campaign used technology to help sway potential voters, Obama's campaign took the use of technology to the next level. Obama's campaign used a program called "Dashboard" which is an app that allows volunteers to join neighborhood teams and work together to campaign for Obama in their area. Another tool Obama's campaign used was a web program which allowed them to make calls and view a list of phone numbers, names and a script to use. These calls could be done in people's home without having to travel to a campaign office. These technological tools definitely helped the Obama campaign to be extremely efficient and reach an enormous amount of voters.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/FutureTech/story?id=97664&page=1#.UKKaEaTyaQo
Article talks about a new innovative method for people suffering with diabetes to detect high levels of glucose. Rather than pricking themselves, these contact lenses use photonic gel that will detect levels of glucose within the eye. Different concentrations of glucose would emit a different color, high would be purple, low would be red and normal would be green. So by looking at a mirror the user can determine their glucose level.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/11/fashion/hurricane-sandy-reveals-a-life-unplugged.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&ref=technology&adxnnlx=1352836848-AJ2+2ulQeEddB/BK7thpqQ
This article is about how families dealt with the power outages Hurricane Sandy caused. With the power being out, everyone became disconnected with their technology, and had to find ways to pass time. I found it interesting to see how some parents set rules that don't allow children to be "plugged in" throughout the week, while others embrace the digital age. I found the article to be a good reminder to take some time every so often to disconnect, so we're not always reliant on being plugged in.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20310799
The recent Petraeus scandal involving an affair with an army general and his lover was solved through the tracking of IP address visits. The deatils behind the story revealed that the two lovers created a single email account that they both logged into. They would write draft emails to each other but not send them. Then the other would log into the same email account and do the same. This was apparently thwarted by tracking IP addresses that signed into this email. What stalled the case was the use of this anonymous email that was related to no one. We are evolving the way we conduct our affairs (pun intended) and so the manners of investigation are evolving as well.
http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/9-signs-youre-not-very-good-at-the-internet/
I was in huge debate about what type of article I should post about technology, but I honestly have no interest in learning about new technology. Thus I found this article about how bad at technology I am. The article points out common mistakes people do on the internet. Some people post too much information about themselves on facebook statuses, like when they broadcast every time they go to the bathroom or eat a sandwich. Another one is that when you're stalking someone on instagram and you accidentally like their photo by double-tapping, so now they know you stalked them. I have been culpable of the last one many times. I know I'm 20-something and the internet is made to be an intuitive learning process but I can't even bring myself to bother sometimes. I can't imagine when I'm 50 and even more terrible at technology.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/technology/personaltech/how-to-devise-passwords-that-drive-hackers-away.html
This article talked about the dangers of all your internet accounts being hacked into. Not only is it kindof scary that everything you post can be seen by the entire world, but it is even scarier or dangerous even, to have your entire account given to another person to post on your behalf. This article tells you how you can avoid such things happening.
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