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Social Networking - the gathering together of groups of people using online tools to connect and exchange ideasIn Egypt- Social Networking led to an opportunity to recast the future of the country for Wael GhonimCrisis mapping tool – collects information from e-mails, text messages, blog posts ad Twitter tweets and maps, making the information instantly publicly availableSwiftRiver addresses what is read FIRST. It pulls relevant information from all this data by filtering to rate the submitters and quality of the information to generate a measurement of the probability the information is accurateHuman RightsJamais Cascio (writer and futurist) discusses how smart-phones can work to create a better worldThe Witness project – stops human rights abuses throughout this world (See it. Film it. Change it.)The EnvironmentWhat if all cell phones distributed were equipped with integrated atmospheric sensors?The Digital DivideAccessible TechnologyDigital Divide – the gap for the difference in ease of access to technologyD.D. prevents us from using all the minds on the planet to solve problemsThe Next Einstein Initiative (NEI) – a strategic plan to focus resources on the young talented mathematical minds of AfricaHigh Low TechMIT Media Lab has a research group dedicated to integrating high- and low-tech materials and processes into other culturesTechnology and Our SocietyWhat We Think AboutWhat We Think AboutCreative Surplus – 21st century has seen a dramatic shift describing the ability of the world’s populace to volunteer and collaborate on large projectsThe world’s population has an estimated 1 trillion hours a year of free timeAutonomy – the freedom to work without constant direction and controlMastery – the feeling of confidence and excitement from seeing your own skills progressPurpose – the understanding that you are working for something larger than yourselfThese 3 play into how we are fundamentally wired and produce incredibly motivated behaviorHow we Think of Each OtherPeople form into groups based not on their age or income but on their common interestedHow we ConnectConnecting Through MusicConnecting in New WaysHow We ConsumeMarketingQR Codes (quick response) – lets any piece of print in the real world host a live link to online information and video contentWidely used in retailCrowdsourcing – checking in with the voice of the crowdAccess Versus OwnershipShift of information to a digital form allows us to change our relationship to objectsSwap.com supports ppl so they can trade video games, etc onlineCollaborative consumption – implies that we are joining together as a group to use a specific product more efficientlyTechnology and Your LifeBoost Your ProductivityComputer Literate – being familiar enough with computers that you understand their capabilities and limitations and use them efficientlyBe a Savvy Computer UserAvoiding hackers and virusesProtecting your privacyUnderstanding the real risksUsing the Internet and the Web wiselyAvoiding online annoyancesBeing able to maintain, upgrade and troubleshoot your computerVideo Game Design: A Long Way from Pac-ManRevenue from video game sales is > than movie industry salesOffshored – being sent to other countriesEducation: Teaching and LearningMultimedia guidesLaw Enforcement: Put Down That Mouse – You’re under arrest!Computer Forensics – analyzes computer systems with specific techniques to gather potential legal evidenceMedicine: The Chip WithinProvide technological solutions to physical problems and to provide a means for positively identifying individualsBiology and technology are fusingU (mu chip) – worries people because it could be ingested without knowingScience: Simulating RealitySupercomputersPsychology: You Should Smile.. NowAffective Computing – computing that relates to emotion or deliberately tries to influence emotionEmotional-social prosthesis (ESP) device – targeted at helping people who have autism by isolating movements and facial expressions and communicates back to userAutistic people can have high intelligence but don’t easily sense nonverbal cues such as facial expressions and tone of voiceThe First Personal Computer: The AltairNot appealing to the vast majority of Americans at the time (1975)This changed in 1975 when Altair 8800 (the first personal computer) was announcedPrice was $395 for DIY kit or $498 for a fully assembled unit – this was a reasonable prince for computer fanaticsAltair was a primitive computer with 256 bytes of memory, no keyboard or monitor/printerWas not user friendlyStart of Microsoft came from AltairThe Apple I and IISteve Wozniak – HP employee was becoming fascinated with the PC industrySteve Jobs liked Wozniak’s prototypes and made suggestionsThe two men built a personal computer – Apple I in Wozniak’s garageApril 1, 1976 – Jobs and Wozniak formed Apple Computer Company1977 – Apple II was born – including a color monitor, sound and game paddlesSpecial appeal to Apple II: The program that made the comp function when the power was first turned on was stored in read-only memory (ROM)Outshined it’s successor Apple III – released in 1980, including a spreadsheet program, word processor and desktop publishing softwareEnter the CompetitionThe Commodore PET and TRS-80Apple’s strongest competitorsThe OsborneFirst portable computer April 1981The Executive –successor machine- reduced sales of the Osborne significantly and the company closed eventuallyCompaq bought the Osborne designIBM PCsAugust 1981 – first personal computer named IBM PCOther Important AdvancementsThe Importance of BASICBeginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC) – revolutionized the software industryLed to the creation of Microsoft – company that produced software for the microcomputerThe Advent of Operating SystemsPrograms were not saved, they were rewritten as neededDisk II – created by Wozniak in July 1978, programs could be saved with more efficiency and operating systems developedDisk Operating System (DOS) – OS that controlled the first Apple computersControl Program for Microcomputers (CP/M) – first OS designed for the Intel 8080 chipQuick and Dirty Operating System – developed by Seattle Computer ProductsThe Software Application Explosion: VisiCalc and BeyondVisiCalc –one of the main reasons for the rapid increase in PC sales (spreadsheet program that could be used on PCs)After VisiCalc many spreadsheet programs entered


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