A new trend...

What do you think of the current trend outlined in this article? Which method do you prefer and why?  In at least one paragraph summarize what you think the SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS are of the trend.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/22/technology/streaming-movie-sales/index.htm

Centralization vs Decentralization

Read the following article.  Relate the ideas of centralization versus decentralization to the impact of technology on our society.  Be creative and think outside the box.  There are no right and wrong answers.  Your response must be at least 2 solid paragraphs longs.  Feel free to research some other articles to use in your response but make sure you paste the link at the bottom of your reply. 

http://adamp.com/management/centralization-vs-decentralization/

Aps, aps, aps!

It seems that applications are becoming a part of every thing in society.  We've all heard the phrase "There's an app for that" and it is becoming more and more true with every passing day.  Here is an article about 5 aps that "celebrate laziness!" Not exactly something I think we should CELEBRATE but definitely something that is kind of interesting to think about. Which of the five would you most likely incorperate into your life? How do you think the constant onset of new aps affects our society?  Do you tend to stay up to date on the current aplication advances?  Also, do you have any applications installed on your phone, computer, etc. that you use regularly? Finally, state one app you would like to see created and explain briefly how it would potentially work.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/tech/mobile/apps-celebrate-laziness-netiquette/index.html

A new day, a new ap....here is an application that is quickly becoming mainstream.  What do you think?

http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/11/tech/mobile/instagram-sxsw/index.html

Presentation Review

Which presentation was your favorite and why? Also, what were two interesting things that you learned from the presentations!