Smart Mobs- Chapter 4-6

In chapters 4, 5, and 6 Rheingold speaks about some of the advantages in the increasing technolodgy. In chapter 4 Rheingold speaks about the technolodgies that allow people to tell where people are located throughout the world. Although this may have obvious disadvantages, there are also some advantages. Of course it helps out the police if their trying to locate a suspect and there is no other way of doing so. This allows our streets to stay safe, making it that much easier to catch criminals. Also if a person goes missing there may be ways to track them through the location devices that are being developed. I believe that some of these advantages are much more important than the obvious negative aspects. I have already talked about the risk of privacy being forgotten with the advances in technolodgy but if it is able to save people from dangerous criminals I believe it is well worth it. In chapter 5 Rheingold discusses the easy process of buying and selling things of the internet. I think this is an amazing discovery because it makes life so much easier for many people. Elderly people that cannot make it out of the house so easily are able to log onto their computer and purchase needed goods. Ebay is also a great technolodgy. Ebay allows people to sell and purchase things on the internet without going anywhere. People that have valuable things that they need to get rid of are able to do so fastly. In chapter 6 Rheingold discusses wireless connection to the internet. As a college student I am especially appreciative of this technolodgy because now it is so much easier to do homework and look things up without sitting at home and doing so. I can now bring my laptop to places with wireless internet and complete homework that I was previously confined to doing so in my house. These new techolodgies are amazing creations and I believe that every single one of them makes life easier for people everyday.