- 1. OMG, theinternet is here!Resistance is fertileFebruary
2013
2. A revolutionAn invasion ofarmies can beresisted, but not
anidea whose timehas come.Victor Hugo, author,1852 3. But
when?There is no reasonanyone would want acomputer in theirhome.Ken
Olson, DEC, maker of bigbusiness mainframecomputers, arguing
against thePC in 1977 4. Er, now actually "I think its fair to say
thatpersonal computers havebecome the mostempowering tool weveever
created. Theyre toolsof communication, theyretools of creativity,
andthey can be shaped bytheir user.Bill Gates, founder, Microsoft
5. At what cost?Twenty years ago, theannual US spend on foodand
beverages was $614billion; $2 billion wasspent on computers
...Today we spend as muchon technology as we doon our nutritional
needs.Cheryl Swanson, principalmanaging partner, Toniq 6. choiceThe
web has stagedan interactive coupand has handed powerfirmly to
consumers.Darren Lewis, MetrixLab 7. social powerThe arrival of
MySpace,Facebook and Bebo hasgiven consumers theconfidence and
theability to take morecontrol of therelationship they havewith
brands.Andrew Needham, founder,Face 8. voiceConnectivity doesnt
justmean you get a lot morechances to deliver messagesabout
customer service andpricing plans. This isnt one-sided. It enables
people totalk back.James Murdoch, chair/CEO, NewsCorporation,
Europe and Asia 9. deceptionPeople relate to eachother in new
ways,posing questions abouthow we shouldrespond to peoplewhen all
that we knowabout them is what wehave learned through amedium that
permitsall kinds of anonymityand deception.Peter Singer,
philosopher,Princeton University 10. addictionI have a
crushingobsession with shoppingonline. I get a rushfinding things
for under$1. My weakness is freeshipping, lol.Brink, blogger 11.
AccessToday, if you have anInternet connection, youhave at your
fingertipsan amount ofinformation previouslyavailable only to
thosewith access to theworlds greatest libraries- indeed, it
isincomparably easier tofind what you need.Peter Singer,
philosopher 12. Technology contributes hugely tofree of cost? our
mobility, which we must not confuse with freedom. The extensions of
our senses, which we find so fascinating, are not adding to the
discrimination of our minds, since we need increasingly to take the
reading of a needle on a dial to discover whether we think
something is good or bad, or right or wrong. Adlai E Stevenson, UN
ambassador, 1955 13. overloadGettinginformation off theInternet is
liketaking a drink froma fire hydrant.Mitchell Kapor, designerof
Lotus 1-2-3 14. Spam"Spam isnt legitimateadvertising and itsnot
free speech. Itsbasically high-techjunk faxing that forcese-mail
users to pay forsomeone elsesadvertising campaignthrough
slowercomputer service andhigher Internet accessfees.Debra Bowen,
CalifornianDemocratic state senator 15. In the next 10access for
whom? years, I expect atleast five billionpeople worldwide
toownsmartphones, givingevery individual withsuch a phone
instantaccess to the fullpower of theInternet, everymoment of every
day.Marc Andreessen, co-founder NetscapeI look forward to trying
the internet.Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese pro-democracy leader 16.
global villageThe Internet is becomingthe town square for theglobal
village oftomorrow.Bill Gates, founder, Microsoft 17. too
powerful?Some say Google is God.Others say Google isSatan. But if
they thinkGoogle is toopowerful, remember thatwith search engines
unlikeother companies, all ittakes is a single click to goto
another search engine.Sergey Brin, co-founder Google 18. too
trivialTechnology was developedto prevent exhaustinglabour. It is
now dedicated totrivial conveniences.B. F Skinner, psychologistFart
apps number in thehundreds at online stores 19. a blessing not a
curseConcern for man himself and hisfate must always form the
chiefinterest of all technicalendeavours, concern for thegreat
unsolved problems oforganization of labour and thedistribution of
goods - in orderthat the creations of our mindshall be a blessing
and not acurse to mankind.Albert Einstein, Nobel physicist,1931 20.
New concerns?Technology(ies) aremindless instruments, andif
undirected they careenalong with a momentumof their own. In
ourcountry, they pulverizeeverything in their path -the landscape,
the naturalenvironment, history andtradition, the amenitiesand
civilities, the privacyand spaciousness of life,much beauty, and
thefragile, slow-growingsocial structures that bindus
together.Charles A Reich, legal and social Old technologies as
landfillscholar, 1970 21. participationThe internet could be avery
positive step towardseducation, organisationand participation in
ameaningful society.Noam Chomsky, scholar andpolymath South African
school 22. distractionThe Internet isbringing all kinds
ofinformation into thehome. Theres just a lotof distraction, a lot
ofcompetition for theparents voice toresonate in thechildrens
ears.Phil McGraw, televisionpersonality, psychologist 23. enhance
frameworks"The new Web help(s)me reorganise the links inmy own
brain so I canunderstand those inanother persons. It has toenable
me to keep theframeworks I alreadyhave, and relate them tonew
ones.Tim Berners-Lee, inventor ofWorld Wide Web, 2000 24. All
evolution in thoughtSocial media and conduct must at first appear
as heresy and misconduct. George Bernard Shaw, playwright
(1856-1950) 25. new frontierWorking in social mediaprovides a good
sense ofwhat the American Goldrushmust have been like peoplepiling
into frontier townswith very little idea ofexactly what they
weredoing, but a burning desireto make a buck doing it. Leo Rayman,
DDB 26. surveillanceWe actually sense agrowing acceptance
ofsurveillance [among webusers] so long as tangiblerewards are
received inreturn.Dominic Harrison, editor,TrendExpres 27. borders
of privacy?Always code as if the guywho ends up maintainingyour
code will be a violentpsychopath who knowswhere you live.Martin
Golding 28. How do we guarantee that therich opportunitiesafforded
by theexpanding medialandscape are availableto all?Henry Jenkins,
directorComparative Media StudiesProgram, MIT 29. What can we do
through schools, after-school programs, and thehome to give our
youngestchildren a head start andallow our more matureyouth the
chance todevelop and grow aseffective participants andethical
communicators?Henry Jenkins, MIT 30. This is the challenge that
faces educationat all levels at the dawnof a new era
ofparticipatory culture.Henry Jenkins, MITTurkish protest against
Internet censorship 31. Inspiration?Why does thismagnificent
appliedscience which saves workand makes life easier bringus so
little happiness? Thesimple answer runs:Because we have not
yetlearned to make sensibleuse of it.Albert Einstein, Nobel
physicist,1931Would Einstein have loved the Internet? 32. Last
wordWe should so live andlabour in our time thatwhat came to us as
seedmay go to the nextgeneration as blossom,and that which came to
usas blossom may go tothem as fruit. That is whatwe mean by
progress.Henry Ward Beecher (1813 -1887) clergyman, social reformer
33. Prepared by myfirstforay for E-learning andDigital Cultures ,
as part of a MOOC offered byThe University of Edinburgh in February
2013.Massive open online course (MOOC). An online course aiming
atlarge-scale participation and open access via the web.
