Nearly every new phone nowadays can instantly take you to Facebook or Twitter or the BBC website, so social ignorance should be frowned upon, whereas awareness of what's happening around you should be the norm right?
I've been studying for 3 years now, on a course which by its very nature means I have to keep up to date with current news and events, but I still find it hard to do, but is it really essential to know or is it perfectly acceptable to live in a bubble, or maybe its better not to know.
For those that don't know, 'convergence' is a process of development by which we use a device for something other than its original purpose. An example of this is, using a mobile phone, designed for making calls, to take pictures. Convergence is usually down to advances in technology and its perfect for networking yourself.
Remember 5-10 years back, every time a new bit technology came out, it had gotten smaller than its predecessor, which was good because it meant you could put it down and lose it easier. Mobiles were really difficult to press the buttons, especially if you've got fat fingers....haha!
I hate carrying things and having loadsa stuff in my pockets, probably because it stops me from jumping around, climbing walls and generally acting the fool, but convergence means less for my pockets, YAY! So, I think the next stop is the iPhone, because its got everything, and I wonder why I didnt get it before and none of the reasons seem very good, e.g. iPhones's didnt have bluetooth, but big deal, no-one uses that nowadays anyway, especially not if you can go on the net. That device has "rotted" you might say, and its time to "get it pulled" . . . or "get a filling", which doesn't make sense!
The future excites me. The new 'Spotify Open' can now link with your friends and I can share my playlists....and network. Youtube rocks my world (check out my videos) and absolutely everything links with Facebook and Twitter, even crappy little web pages such as this one:
I know its sad but I love social networking and I'm happy everyone I know feels similar because it means I'll never lose contact with all the University bods I've met over the last three years...now, time to go travelling!
This is subject that interests me so tell me what your favourite piece of technology is and why. Big up Convergence!?!
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