Future of internet

The future technology always boasts of all the cool stuff like having touch screen mirrors to having everything remote control operated. All these benefits are in the end going to benefit those who can afford. Just like now internet is only available to those who can pay. One thing that my lecturer did not go through in his slides is the benefits future internet can bring for the whole world as a community.

This is my dream internet.

• More people can access internet. It will no longer be limited to those lighted in the picture below. But there will be a higher density of populations using it. This would mean that education can reach more places and also information can be passed to even remote places.

• People using it for the correct purposes. Although this seems seemingly impossible, I do hope for a decrease of this and an increase in corrective measures. I mentioned this in my earlier blog post about cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is difficult to handle because the internet connects everyone and the perpetrators are international. It's a start that Singapore has implemented the Cyber harassment law which helps a part of cyber bullying. I hope the future internet has a strong hold on this crime.

• Identity theft would be harder to commit and have harsher laws. Again very hard to be true, but identity theft is as bad as defamation. 

• Internet of things.

This will make life SO MUCH EASIER. 

Electronics and technology will revolve around our movement and needs. Auto switching off and on things. Telling us what we need to know. Just everything catered to our needs.

Read this! Interesting read by Forbes.

TEAM APPLE?

Google
Google has provided it's users with many tools such gmail, google maps and google adsense. But for social and application store, it is not really popular.

Google has site called GooglePlus which works as a social networking site. But it is not as popular as other social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Google also owns blogspot (the domain I'm using for this blog). It has many users and some users actually earn from blogging. Google has it's own application store: play store. It is available on Android phones. It uses your existing Google account. It's amazing how your Google account for various things including as a backup!

Apple 
Apple focuses on products and programs. It has products such as MacBook, iPod, iPhone, iPad and iTouch. It's design focuses on being sleek and clean. Like it's design, it's pretty much easy to use as it is non-customisable on most things such as themes. Having iTunes, it can backup all your information. The downside is if you are unfamiliar with iTunes it maybe a hassle to transfer everything. Also, their system requires Mac exclusive softwares.

Though they have basic applications to help users with communication, work and entertainment. Some engage third party users. For example, you need an email host like gmail to the Mail or you need an email and credit card to have an iTunes account. They also do not have any social media application. Like some people would say it, there's an App for it.

They are always trying to create something new. For example, the upgrade of the iPad air and iPad with Retina displays.

But with completing competitors always upgrading and creating something Apple does not have, Apple's hype might die out and someone may "eat" Apple.

For now I am team Apple until some others are able to convince me to jump wagon! Personally, it's the simplistic theme of Apple is what I love. But on a less biased note, Apple have many avenues they can venture on. 

Online Journalism

Online journalism has been a platform that always garner a lot of attention. It is probably because of the perspective it brings. Most of the time, many would disagree with the post that was being put up and question it's ethics. It is a way for one to voice out their opinion with that wall of protection; the internet. 

To me, it brings out the honest opinion, the meanest and the judgemental side of a person. Many posts are about actions that the public would disagree with. For example, these post on Stomp by members of the public. Often they aim with the NS men. 

 

And nowadays, people are angry that this group of people are often targeted for all the wrong reasons. They get secretly captured on film or photograph then posted online for things that people could just go up and tell them. 

This brings the question, "People are given the freedom of speech even on the internet, but are people behaving responsibly with this freedom? Are we safe from this?" Everyone can be a victim of this because posting things online is so easy and also without the victim knowing. The world is becoming more vicious because of this. Everyone turning each other against each other. 

At the end of the day, we must remember "they are humans too".