Thursday, February 24, 2011

NYTimes: ‘Friends’ Without a Personal Touch

From The New York Times:

BOOKS OF THE TIMES: 'Friends' Without a Personal Touch

Sherry Turkle waves a caution flag at the technological devices, from social media to robotics, we use to build our emotional lives.

http://nyti.ms/gI1bh5


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2 comments:

  1. That was interesting, I see what she is saying and agree that there is a danger of people separating themselves from face to face communication. It was interesting that one teen was concerned that talking on the phone would be to revealing.

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  2. I think it really challenges us to think and rethink real identity, and digital identity.

    What do they mean to us?

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