Social Media Today

"When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in  really good place." Mark Zuckerburg, CEO & founder of Facebook.

In a time where social media is all around us, there have been a drop of a few that uses social media. According to this article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2200880/A-THIRD-U-S-population-refrains-using-Facebook-Twitter.html

There are people in the world, at least 1/3 of the world that refuses to use Facebook or twitter. A survey was taken to find a deeper answer to why some don use any social media.

It seems a lot are afraid of hackers that may potentially steal one's identity. While hackers and viruses are potential threats, many people also just do not want a Facebook or a Twitter, While I have Facebook I do not have a twitter or Myspace account. Some people do not wish to set up or create an account or maybe do not even know how. One reason why the decline of accounts could be that the social media era is coming to a close, maybe within the next few years a new social media idea will rise.

Working hard

“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” Buddha

Technology is ever growing, much like a tree it needs to grow and develop. When it was time to upgrade to a new phone I decided to get the Samsung galaxy s2, I have been waiting for so long for this phone, I heard only amazing things the phone. just like many I did not question where this amazing piece of technology came from, where it was created, what materials, how many work on, etc. This article reports that the Chinese labor watch found six Samsung factories with "several labor abuses." The article continues to say that
the abuse includes unpaid labor, forced ans excessive overtime hours, and physical and verbal abuse. it is stated that workers would work for 12 hours straight and that there was discrimination based on age, gender and personal  appearances.

Apparently Apple has a similar article, It seems as we strive to better phones, mp3 players, television, anything we sometimes lose our humanity. The sad truth reveals itself, that although we are evolving through technology but old work ethics stay the same. At what cost does it take to pay for a better device, apparently it takes several factory workers and their rights 

Both articles are hard to intake but actions are being taken against these crimes. Does this make consumers feel a little better? Maybe, it is more than business and money, its about our humanity.



http://gizmodo.com/5940903/report-worker-abuse-and-underage-employment-at-six-more-samsung-factories

Samsung vs. Apple

"The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency."
Bill Gates.




 The quote above relates to the topic: Samsung vs. Apple court case by how simply Bill Gates said it himself; A device can be wonderful with the right operation and efficiency. In the case of Apples IPhone versus Samsungs smart phones have caused a lot of inefficiency to the consumers. Apple won the court case against Samsung, however that won't necessary stop the company from further advancing their phones. Some may argue that Samsung did not copy the IPhone, but it is with a lot of hard evidence in the court room it is hard not to see Apples viewpoint. 

http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/25/editorial-engadget-on-the-apple-vs-samsung-ruling/  

In this articles it covers the wide opinions of software developers or people in the business. While some may agree with either party, my opinion is this: Whether Apple is right or Wrong, ideas from an innovative idea will always be manipulated, upgraded or studied to make it better. It has been done in history and will continue to do so as long as people have the desire to take one step closer to advancing technology. 
 






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