Finally, I know what RSS means!
This technology is interesting in the sense that it organises the information we choose to view it one convenient location.
This is promising for libraries because it could make it easier for borrowers to find the information they are after.
I'm concerned about the way these ideas are promoted with little or no mention of any negative social consequences or issues.
One issue I think important to raise is the online tracking of information.
Once the user has registered their details to google ( and many other web based services) they are often allowing a 'cookie' onto their computer. This cookie is a piece of software that tracks the movements of the user through the net. It records search terms entered, websites visited, etc, and then the companies who use this cookie then sell this personal information to other companies who tailor marketing strategies to us.
Where is this new sense of technological convenience really taking us?
1 comment:
Great - is can sound a bit mysterious (or like hissing). I think as long as people are informed about how the technology is tracking they can make their own decisions (they may want to even add some dust to mess up the tracking).
Ellen (PLS)
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