What Makes community and Does Tech Provide

When someone says the word community in my mind a picture comes in where group of people living together. I think it is a basic definition of community where people living because in such area because of their common interests, social group etc. Every community had rules, regulation and laws, which everyone follows to be more civilize. After the Internet and worldwide web virtual communities are founded. Technology formed virtual communities. Technology provides us tools to communicate with them. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Online Gaming, Canvas etc. all the social networking sites provides to communications tools to people. It helps formed virtual community. It works just like real word where you can talk somebody if like. You can ignore or even you can block somebody who you do not want to communicate or socialize. Now days people spend more time on social networking site than real their families. People prefer texting, snapchating to communicate than talk face to face or on the phone.  

Presentation- Google Glasses by Manmeet

Google glasses were launch in April 15, 2013. Google first started selling the prototype Glass Explorer for limited time. Since may 15 2015 they started selling Google X. Google glasses are not your normal fancy glasses because they were developed with the mission of producing ubiquitous computer means people can have easy access of computer and internet anywhere. Google glasses had touchpad on side which allowing users to control the device by swiping through a timeline like interface displayed on the screen. Sliding backward shows current events, such as weather, and sliding forward shows past events, such as phone calls, photos, etc. Google Glass also had camera and has the ability to take photos and record 720p HD video. It can also act on your command.

Google glasses are vital tool to use in army. It can provide quick feedback to headquarter about combat situation. On the other hand many people consider Google glasses as intrusion to their privacy because people record your conversations and make video of you without your knowledge. At many stores, restaurants and public places people are not allowed to use Google glasses. Google glasses are also quite expensive starting price is $1500 which quite a lot money. Overall Google glasses are good investments.

Convergence

Convergence was one of the best and interesting topics I learned in this class.  Convergence is a coming together of two or more technologies to work. Data throughput is rate at which things are processed and how fast data gets transferred. Access is people are able to get a certain technology.

Computational Speed is Moore's Law, in which he said that computational speeds will double every two years. Lots of big companies in past and present working together to provide better products and service to people. Some phone companies are using android apps to run their system. Many companies today spend most of their budgets on maintenance and operations rather than improved operation or innovation convergence helps them to reduce it.

Dotcom to Dotbomb to Dotbust

Dotcom was early Internet era. After the worldwide web technology companies grow rapidly. In dotcom era many tech companies and people become billion dollars in such a short period time. Online retailing was one of the biggest companies that grow, these tech giants were getting big investors and gaining a place in American consumer culture. It changed the life of millions of people. After teach companies reaches to their full height millions of people start investing into these big companies.

After their rapid growth in such short period of time in 2000 lots of companies filed bankruptcy. They did not have tock to run large amount of investments. Many company close their doors and merge into others companies. Lots of people loose their jobs and money during this dotcom bust.

Erik Hanberg

Erik Hanberg was wonderful guest teacher we had in the class. It was time I listen to a guest speaker in class after high. Erik Hanburg is a successful author, web developer and commissioner of metro parks board of Tacoma. Erik is a successful businessman, he created businesses like Hartio theater, Exit133.com and Suite133, which is not only contribute to Tacoma’s economy it promotes arts and theater in Tacoma. Exit 133.com and Suite 133 provides workspace for other web developer. Erik also run a company with his wife called side x side. It is a marketing firm for medium and non-profit businesses.

Erik is a successful author/ publisher. He shares his personal experience with class about his book writing and marketing. Erik wrote several books, which are very successful, and some of his books will publish in up coming years .He talks about the opportunity and benefits of Internet publishing books. Erik shares the contribution of Internet to his success. Erik told us the benefits of self-publishing online. It saves all the money that goes to middleman. Online book publishing saves you more money. Erik provides very good details about Amazon kindle and booming years on Kindle. He is a active politician currently commissioner of metro park board and serving Tacoma community. Overall it was a good presentation he had a great entrepreneurship skills. 

Three things that I won’t buy online

1. The first thing that I would never buy online would be house. House is one of the biggest and expensive investments. So would never investing big money without checking the properly because you never if the add is scam or fake.
2. The second thing that I would not buy online grocery because many popular website send you the grocery which will very soon.
3. The third thing I prefer not to buy online is used car because often time people sell their cars that had problems that they tell you. Without test drive I would never bought used car. 

Scavenger Hunt

The Scavenger Hunt exercise was based on internet search. All the questions were based on internet online information. It was fun activity and I was surprised about see how much personal information you can find in seconds without moving going anywhere. Some of the question were easy and some required time and deep digging. We divide the questions into our group. If one our group member struggle on a we will help them to find the answer. Some of questions like find the Married name of Andrew Fry's middle sister was quite challenging and rquired lots of search at the we answer all the questions. It was surprising that we came second and win $5 gift card. It was good activity for group work.