Lots of people have brought up the idea of using the WEb 2.0 model as an initiave in the right direction. The increased connectivity has helped artists as well as business men, networking for both social and business reasons, as well as a host of other benefits. the problem with this however, is WHAT IF YOU CANNOT CONNECT? I recently experienced a time without the internet. I know this may be an anomoly in our world, but it raises the question of how much failure we stand to have if we were not a 24/7 connected individual. In college, it can often mean the difference between knowing to show up to a class, or not depending on a late email cancellation. Or maybe your trying to sell a businness your idea, but the figures had to be emailed, and since i could not get them out that particular time, i lose out. Now I may need to be timely, but it also creates an added stress into our lives. This added stress then translates into mangaing this stress by buying a blackberry to keep in touch. So while we may praise the Web 2.0 advances, we must question how much pressure we add to ourselves as well as more opportunitiesto fail
December 15, 2008...12:00 am
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