The Digital Age

1613 Words4 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Importance of community

Governance in The Digital Age
Throughout history, humans have invented things that have changed the way we live our lives. These inventions will gradually impact a larger number of humans until it becomes an integrated part of life. Humans can also invent few things beyond their control. Things like electricity and nuclear power have changed life beyond what mortals can comprehend. Some will argue that such inventions elevate the human race to a new level, and accordingly new dimensions are added to the way we live, that make us wonder how did we live prior to these inventions.
The internet is one of these things. It may have started as a new tool of digital communication technology but it took us by surprise realizing the number of people it can reach, how fast it can reach and what implications it can bring or even impose on our lives. It created a new world beyond the traditional definition of society, government and law. The internet has built a state of anarchy that neither humans nor government can control.
If we think of the internet as an ocean, then digital content will be the waves. Yes, digital technology is not the first technology invented by humans, yet the uniqueness comes from the possibility to be produced and consumed by everybody. So how much digital content is available on the internet? “Today, there is enough information in the world to give every person alive 320times as much of it as historians think was stored in Alexandria’s entire collection - an estimated 1,200 Exabyte worth. If all this information were placed on CDs and they were stacked up, it would form five separate piles that would all reach to the moon ”.
Connectivity to the internet frees you from the law of gravity where your physical presen...

... middle of paper ...

...ecretary of state, “The empowered digital citizens know the technique of getting people to the square, but they don’t know what to do with them when they are in the square” . Digital opposition groups are mostly young and inexperienced in the political field. They can mobilize citizens and make them stand up to reject dictatorship but they fail short to provide alternatives. Subsequently, citizens who got drawn to public squares get marginalized and even disappointed due to lack of vision for what will come next.
Technology will keep evolving to change our lives. No government has the power to slow it down. More people will be connected and more ideas will be shared. Leaders will be pressured to address what truly matters to citizens. The availability of information regarding peoples’ hopes and pains will help leaders to set up plans bridging present to future.

Show More
Related

  • The History and Future of the Internet

    826 Words  | 2 Pages

    The History and Future of the Internet Many believe the internet was an overnight sensation, that one day, someone invented the internet and it spread in popularity faster than Tickle Me Elmo or the Macarena. Although the internet did have a surge of commercial popularity, with the invention of Mosaic and later with e-commerce, it was created many years ago with the development of military networking technologies. Also, the internet, unlike many pop culture fads of the nineties, will continue to see a growth in popularity and usefulness as a form of media throughout the information age. Sure, the internet has become overambitious to the point where many internet start-up companies lost their businesses in the recession of the past few years. The quality of the internet, however, has increased as companies realize that there exists competition and smarter consumers that demand superiority.

    Read More

  • How the Computer Has Changed American Culture

    888 Words  | 2 Pages

    ...ers. "Finally, just as computers shape our world, so our own dreams and desires influence technological change. Where will our dreams and desires drive the technology of the future?" (241). Eventually, we need to be able to 'read the world,' (239). Computers will continue to impact our ways of life. People have begun to experience more leisure and less hard labor because of computer-related technologies. Perhaps in the future, these luxuries will be extended to the poor, and human rights and equality issues will be improved. As people become more connected, they will hopefully become more aware.

    Read More

  • Our Future Selves Summary

    974 Words  | 2 Pages

    Technology will always continue to advance and doors will begin to open. In the text “Our Future Selves” by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen they discuss as technology advances the positive outcome of connectivity. Greater connectivity will make the wold a better place because it will help the world be more efficient in sharing and discussing ideas and discoveries. Economically the world can find ways to enlarge their businesses and become more efficient to maximize profits. Sharing data is another advantage businesses can

    Read More

  • Social Media and Arab Spring

    1138 Words  | 3 Pages

    The digital unarmed strategies in Arab Spring are not the substitute to the physical actions and insurrections, yet they worked jointly with the traditional insurgency methods to reach greater audiences and appeal more public support. Social media is not the strategy that sparked or guaranteed the revolution, but it vitally contributed to the spread of movements.

    Read More

  • How Technology Has Taken Over Our Lives

    525 Words  | 2 Pages

    -Albert Einstein (quote). Technology has become an important thing in are daily life. We can’t go out through the day without having to text someone, watch TV, or communicated in some way using some kind of communication devices doing the work for us. Has it gone too far to say is in “Addiction” to are health? It has become a focus to our lives, without it people feel disconnected to the world. Is there a significant effect that texting can distract are thinking ability, and make us less focus in are daily work.

    Read More

  • Is the Internet a New Medium?

    1109 Words  | 3 Pages

    ...ent times, the television mediums has been slowly transitioning to digital format. Digital television has the advantages of high definition resolution and an electronic television guide. Despite these evolutions of the medium of television I don't consider it new, I see the television mediums as new features a result of inevitable technological advances. The evolution of the internet can similarly observed in this way. Packet-switching technology gave way to the ability to efficiently transfer files over the internet, this ability gave way to the dawn of the world wide web and faster internet transfer speeds lead to bigger and bigger files being transferred over the internet. From this it can be seen that the internet is not a new medium, it contains features which make it seem new. There are certain implications that are observed when the internet is seen as new.

    Read More

  • Security, Ethical, and Legal Issues Surrounding the Internet

    1849 Words  | 4 Pages

    The internet and the World Wide Web are arguably the greatest inventions of our time. The effects of the internet are deeply pervasive now influencing almost every sphere of our lives. The internet has revolutionized the way we communicate, conduct business, relate with each other, entertain, educate and retrieve information. With the touch of a button, we can now communicate face to face with friends and relatives miles away. The internet has also provided an efficient medium for sharing large volumes of information at low cost. Most businesses now depend on the internet for the smooth running of operations. Other businesses are internet-based, meaning that the internet provides the platform on which they operate. Individuals regard the internet highly because of the benefits of entertainment and communication. The development and advancements of the internet and internet technologies have for instance led to the invention of social media platforms. People have gotten so hooked to social media that one cannot imagine the misery if internet were to become extinct.

    Read More

  • Online Dating

    1496 Words  | 3 Pages

    Technology nowadays has an influence on our lives, it has affected everything in it. When this technological revolution started, we didn't expect that it would affect our emotions, and our feelings. All we expected is that technology would develop our ability to have easier life and control nature. But what really happened is that the technology started to be part of us that we can't live without. The Internet is one of the technologies that appeared in our lives, and now it is dominating our lives.

    Read More

  • Analysis Of When Things Start To Think By Neil Gershenfeld

    1831 Words  | 4 Pages

    It is obvious that technology changes our life a lot. According to “When Things Start to Think” written by Neil Gershenfeld, it shows me that what technology change, why it changes, and how it changes. Neil gives us some examples about technology are connecting with life, and the author gives some positive ideas for some things which are changed by new technology. I want to meanly talking about what technology has changed because it is the easiest one for me to access that. The world has happened a huge digital revolution which already promises for human a future of infinite chance to access at the speed of light, of a globally wired world, of unlimited entertainment and education within everyone ‘s reach, but now

    Read More

  • The Power of Media in the Digital Age

    1777 Words  | 4 Pages

    print bunch of video heads. This was culture at its lowest brow, with no concept of

    Read More

  • The Impact of The Internet in Your Daily Life

    2351 Words  | 5 Pages

    Internet as part of the history is the most important invention around the world which connects people thru phones, satellites and cables. People all over the world have access to it as it is everyday usage, and internet becomes globally real and in demand. To mention here, the usage for permits technically for travelling or getting tickets are electronically through internet, paying bills, shopping thru nets without going out (just browsing), playing games, and mostly the merit of possibly downloading music and movies in no time (just a click).

    Read More

  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Technology

    1380 Words  | 3 Pages

    Technology has changed modern society drastically, both positively and negatively. Technology has influenced every aspect of our life, making it simpler but not necessarily better. Albert Einstein was concerned about the advancement of technology. "I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction."1 Undoubtedly, what has changed the most are communication, the spread of information, and how business is practiced. Consequently, practically everyone knows how to use a computer, connect to the Internet, or use a smartphone. This is demonstrated by the way the Internet is used daily by millions of people to communicate, to sell, advertise, retrieve, and share information. Thanks to the Internet, information from anywhere in the world is at our fingertips. As a result, the advancement of technology has changed our life in many ways including; sharing of information, communication, business, education, social interaction, simplifying everyday tasks, replacing basic skills and jobs.

    Read More

  • Communication Technology

    1046 Words  | 3 Pages

    The presence of computers, phones, internet and wireless devices have broadened the web of connectivity by changing long distances to short ones where everyone is equal distance from the other through the present connections. Leaving without technology will be totally impossible as this has become every day’s application as more and more people are gaining knowledge on how to make use of the communication tools to improve their ways of living and staying informed on the current technology to avoid being left behind. New technologies are being developed daily which shows that the industry will continue to grow and expand. People will continue using these technologies to improve their standards and to stay informed

    Read More

  • Evolution of Mass Communications

    1147 Words  | 3 Pages

    ...ved way for many recent technology advancements. Media is ever changing and with one invention becoming inexistent, another is born. Many of the earlier communications inventions have advanced and developed to fit the needs of society today. Although one would think that all technology becomes obsolete when another advancement is made, the truth is that almost nothing disappears; it just advances to fit the technology of the time period. The Internet has been integrated on almost every aspect of technology today and continues to grow by the second. I’ve always thought about whether or not someone could create something that is larger than the Internet, a new technology that has been unheard of until its release. With new technology, anything is possible.

    Read More

  • Digital Information In Jamaica

    1001 Words  | 3 Pages

    At just a quarter of a century in governing regulations, listening to complains and making recommendations, while maintaining the standards of the laws of Jamaica as it is concerned with the media. There is one inevitable aspect the Broadcasting Commission has to continuously keep abreast with, and that is change.

    Read More

More about The Digital Age

Open Document