My Second IS Lesson: Forum Discussions

In the second IS lesson, Mr. Kent asked us to create an account at http://webnewmedia.ning.com/ and participate in forum discussions. Before we post our comments, we had to view videos in our respective forums. For my forum, I had to view videos on human-computer interaction(HCI) and web 2.0 technologies. I was stunned after viewing the video as I did not know that people can complete tasks simply by speaking to devices. We can opt for alternative routes when driving and change the soundtrack that we want to listen to by instructing the devices vocally! However, this technology makes people lazy and adapt to a sedentary lifestyle. They do not have to remember a single thing now because the HCI will remind them. The web 2.0 technologies help us make new and more friends via social networking website such as LinkedIn, MySpace and Facebook. It enlarges our social circle and increase our chances of getting opportunities. However, it is prone to be hacked in. Thus I think that both HCI and web 2.0 technologies are both beneficial and detrimental to our social lives. I hope to be able to learn more new things on technology in the next IS lesson.