Just a few hours ago I was in a meeting where we were discussing communication and it involved how men and women vary in how they approach and address people. It involved facts like men are more likely to interrupt during a conversation, and that they actually talk more than women do, but that women ask more questions, etc. The article definitely relates to that! After my meeting I really started to think about the way that I communicate with people and whether or not I’m setting the correct impression or if I’m making myself well understood. The article describes and MIT professor who has developed a device that can analyze the way we talk. The device has the capability to determine if we interrupt too much, or if we come off as though we don’t care because we don’t speak up enough. This software sounds really intriguing. I would love to have my voice analyzed. I am one of those people who you can tell exactly what I’m thinking from the face that I’m making so I’m sure it is obvious to tell from my voice too, but I never realized that any of this is happening. The device could help train us to be better at communicating which could have large repercussions for the entire world. Imagine if everyone could communicate on a high level, so much animosity could be avoided. People would be more successful in their careers, and have better relationships too! The software in the device has been used of college students and people in the work place before as a small chip that could be attached to a name tag, or something similar, and then the information was sent to a computer and analyzed. This technology can tell if you are talking to a person you like or if it’s someone who annoys you. I’m completely fascinated by it and would love to try it out.
Source:
http://www.simmalieberman.com/articles/menwomentips.html
Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/business/26novelties.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
blog article
This article is hilarious! As a typical college student it goes without question that I will have encounters with people who are intoxicated. Just last weekend I was instant messaging with a friend and he was saying a lot of things to me that he normally wouldn’t have. The situation was entertaining but he was embarrassed about it in the morning. I think the idea that Google is creating with Mail Goggles is a good idea, and if nothing else humorous.
Mail Goggles has emailers who log on between 10pm and 4am on weekends answer several math problems correctly in one minute in order to send their message. An example of this can be found at http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/10/googles-mail-go.html .
Having this protection on email is smart, however I think it doesn’t cover the bulk of the problem. I don’t know if drunk emailing is more of a problem for the working, older generation, but I personally do not know of anyone who has ever sent an intoxicated message. The people I know are more prone to use text messaging, telephone calls, or instant messaging. I don’t see there being a way to put similar protection on all of these communicators. Email is such a slow process today compared to these the use of cell phones. People are almost always with their cell phones where as they are not always going to be logged into their Gmail account. Also with instant messaging many are likely to be logged in and stay logged in for much longer than you are your email, because email is instant but you don’t know when you’re going to get one, so why wait?
Kudos to Google for developing this program, I’m sure it will save many from regrets later in life. However I think that this program is just a small step in fixing a problem that has no cure.
Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/fashion/19drunk.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
External Source:
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/10/googles-mail-go.html
Mail Goggles has emailers who log on between 10pm and 4am on weekends answer several math problems correctly in one minute in order to send their message. An example of this can be found at http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/10/googles-mail-go.html .
Having this protection on email is smart, however I think it doesn’t cover the bulk of the problem. I don’t know if drunk emailing is more of a problem for the working, older generation, but I personally do not know of anyone who has ever sent an intoxicated message. The people I know are more prone to use text messaging, telephone calls, or instant messaging. I don’t see there being a way to put similar protection on all of these communicators. Email is such a slow process today compared to these the use of cell phones. People are almost always with their cell phones where as they are not always going to be logged into their Gmail account. Also with instant messaging many are likely to be logged in and stay logged in for much longer than you are your email, because email is instant but you don’t know when you’re going to get one, so why wait?
Kudos to Google for developing this program, I’m sure it will save many from regrets later in life. However I think that this program is just a small step in fixing a problem that has no cure.
Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/fashion/19drunk.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
External Source:
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/10/googles-mail-go.html
Sunday, October 12, 2008
10/12/08
This story first caught my eye because it appeared to be about children being overexposed to the news, however there is very little of that in this article. Due to the current economic crisis and such a crucial presidential election right around the corner American’s are becoming more and more news conscious. The article tells the story of a number of individuals who are obsessively searching for the latest news update. Ironically, as I write this my family is in the other room watching the latest on NBC.
It is hard for me to relate to the growing desire to always know what’s happening in the country. I do not believe that many college students really keep up with the news. I almost feel as though I’m oblivious to what is going on in the world around me. With the election coming up I still have absolutely no idea whom to vote for, and I do not understand the current economic crisis. I am definitely concerned about it I just do not have the desire that these people do to rely on news programs and the internet to be constantly updated. What is truly alarming is when “economic crisis 2008” is Googled, over 38,600,000 results appear. There is so much information to be kept up on and it is understandable that people are becoming so crazy about getting the latest information, however it gets to a certain point when the TV just needs to be turned off, or the computer. When we have doses of anything that are too large eventually it’s going to get to us. Though I am not up to date on all of my current news events, knowing that people are getting this worked up over all of it kind of scares me.
Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/fashion/sundaystyles/12news.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
External Source:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=economic+crisis+2008
It is hard for me to relate to the growing desire to always know what’s happening in the country. I do not believe that many college students really keep up with the news. I almost feel as though I’m oblivious to what is going on in the world around me. With the election coming up I still have absolutely no idea whom to vote for, and I do not understand the current economic crisis. I am definitely concerned about it I just do not have the desire that these people do to rely on news programs and the internet to be constantly updated. What is truly alarming is when “economic crisis 2008” is Googled, over 38,600,000 results appear. There is so much information to be kept up on and it is understandable that people are becoming so crazy about getting the latest information, however it gets to a certain point when the TV just needs to be turned off, or the computer. When we have doses of anything that are too large eventually it’s going to get to us. Though I am not up to date on all of my current news events, knowing that people are getting this worked up over all of it kind of scares me.
Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/fashion/sundaystyles/12news.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
External Source:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=economic+crisis+2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
blog 6
Acceptance into college has become more and more competitive in recent years as the importance of attending college has increased. Athletes have for a long time running been important assets to universities. Recruiters from colleges can start selecting potential athletes in their sophomore year of high school however they can begin looking much sooner. Videos of children’s athletic performances are now being posted to the internet for anyone to see, and colleges are definitely looking. Some even go as far as to directly email a video to a coach.
The growing desire to be a college athlete is causing some kids to work exceptionally hard to get good videos. And those that do are certainly getting noticed. For example, Jashaun Agosto, who is only 11 years old, has several videos on YouTube and many have more than 15,000 views. UCLA has even been considering him. To me, it is crazy that parents are allowing their children to be this directed. It seems that driving your child to be good at sports simply so that he can get into college is not the way to do it. Sports can often go wrong and they’re only one broken limb away from losing their future. It’s great that these kids are having these opportunities but it gets to a certain point when they start to lose their childhood. Besides it is silly for college recruiters to be considering them when they have never seen them play in person and they do not know their academic situation, their ability to play with a team, or their personality. It is worrisome that stage parents maybe just become coach parents. Only a small portion of people really make it to the big time, and mean while I think we should be encouraging kids, not only to follow their dreams, but to be as well rounded as is possible.
Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/ncaabasketball/02youtube.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
External sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_Athletic_Union
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jashaun+Agosto&search_type=&aq=f
The growing desire to be a college athlete is causing some kids to work exceptionally hard to get good videos. And those that do are certainly getting noticed. For example, Jashaun Agosto, who is only 11 years old, has several videos on YouTube and many have more than 15,000 views. UCLA has even been considering him. To me, it is crazy that parents are allowing their children to be this directed. It seems that driving your child to be good at sports simply so that he can get into college is not the way to do it. Sports can often go wrong and they’re only one broken limb away from losing their future. It’s great that these kids are having these opportunities but it gets to a certain point when they start to lose their childhood. Besides it is silly for college recruiters to be considering them when they have never seen them play in person and they do not know their academic situation, their ability to play with a team, or their personality. It is worrisome that stage parents maybe just become coach parents. Only a small portion of people really make it to the big time, and mean while I think we should be encouraging kids, not only to follow their dreams, but to be as well rounded as is possible.
Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/ncaabasketball/02youtube.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
External sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_Athletic_Union
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jashaun+Agosto&search_type=&aq=f
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