Thursday, July 18, 2013

TEDTalk video: Kevin Kelly on the next 5,000 days of the web

I had mixed feelings when I watched the video. I understand that everything will become more convenient, which is exciting and I look forward to experiencing new technologies. However, the following questions kept popping in my head. What’s the purpose? Where are we going? We already very a convenient life style, but why do people seek for more? Does it help the people who starve or suffer? Kelly didn't answer any of my questions during his speech.

There are different personalities among people, open-minded who do not mind sharing their information, or completely opposite. I believe we should respect everyone and their ways of thinking about their privacy, and information professionals should aware of it. Kelly didn't mention about respecting transparency or privacy, but I think it is crucial how these are valued. I think that library and information centers will continue having significant roles in society to protect human right by sharing information and protecting privacy.
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  1. DRR59July 18, 2013 at 3:18 PM

    Sachie,
    Would you not agree that the Internet has had a tremendous positive impact on the world's economies? Yes, there is still hunger and suffering, but there is also much more opportunity to learn, improve one's life, to communicate, to network than ever before. Thomas Friedman's "The World is Flat" speaks rather eloquently to this notion, especially for the BRIC nations.

    Kelly did not intend to answer such questions, but rather to get us to think about the Internet rather than take it for granted. Including the issues of privacy and transparency that you mention.

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  2. UnknownJuly 18, 2013 at 3:28 PM

    Of course I agree with that. Without the Internet, I don't think I could service being away from my family and friends. I just thought this was already great enough so that I started to wonder those questions.

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