Thursday, March 4, 2010

Everybody reads my blog

The first thing I would like to address is that I think it's kind of ridiculous to not take advantage of using technology for our own benefit. This seems like such a simple statement, but I find it interesting when people get their panties in a twist because somebody happens to be better at utilizing technology. In the book, the first story that he tells us is about a girl who lost her cellphone in a cab and eventually it got stolen by this dumb girl who didn't think about the interconnectivity of cell phone companies. The thing that really got me about this cell phone finder was that it didn't occur to her to have the number changed, the sim card exchanged, or anything that might further protect her from being traced. It didn't necessarily say so in the article, but the impression I got was that she even maintained the same cell phone provider, sucking minutes, and texts from Ivanna.

I think that along with societies large groups being quickly formed and quickly unformed is nearly as useful in the understanding of society as what groups the people are actually joining and why. The fact that this group was formed against Sasha is important because it shows 1. that the people want justice and 2. that common goals that bring people together in digital space can manifest as a real life change.

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