Essays on technology
What Is Long Term Memory and How Does It Work? Long term memory is memory that lasts and is remembered for many, many years, unlike short term memories that sometimes last for much shorter amounts of time. Now, short term memories usually aren’t as important as long term, they usually aren’t as relevant, so only […]
In your opinion, what makes a good friend? I think a good friend is loyal, trustworthy, honest, and kind. I also think that some friendships are bad. Still, most friendships are very good and healthy. One of my best friendships is like this or maybe even better, and I will tell you how it started. […]
This week’s lecture poised some very thoughtful and interesting questions. We covered the evolution of technology. We explored the creation of fire and twitter and everything in between. A topic that was brought up both in the lecture and in the book, Superconnected: the internet, digital media, and techno-social life by Mary Chayko, is whether […]
In the modern world, people use social media as the mainstream to communicate with the people through the internet because it’s less cost-effective. To use any social media platform people needs to register an account. Some people use this social media platform to threaten the other users’ privacy and steal their credential information and mislead […]
The development of the Internet to the human society has brought an unprecedented change. Nowadays, people’s life, work and study almost without exception with network closely intertwined, fusion each other, promote each other. However, with the increasing popularity of the Internet technology and widely used, people fully enjoy the network which brings good at the […]
Abstract This paper analyzes the ethical and global impact of technological privacy, specifically the collection and monitoring of data. The purpose of this paper is to provide a background on the issue of technological privacy in modern society and how it is currently being dealt with in the United States and abroad. It covers topics […]
One’s privacy is increasingly difficult to protect in today’s technologically advanced society. There are many factors that have been evident throughout the technical breakthrough this decade that has augmented the loss of privacy among people. The first issue includes the advancement of the Internet. The Internet has made it easier for hackers to invade the […]
Recently it is observed, the concept of Internet of Things (IoT) has become attracting due to interconnection of various kinds of ‘things’ enabling to their promising paradigm to integration of several technologies devices and providing communication solutions, resulted into facing many problems related to security and privacy of IoT domain. The objective of Internet of […]
In a short period of time, The Internet has become persistent in our daily lives. Today, people can communicate by text, voice, pictures and data of all kinds from anywhere in the world, instantly. They can create content, interact digitally, shop worldwide with ease, exchange knowledge and ideas, and work together internationally. The Internet, is […]
Couple of years ago, a news report broke that Target somehow knew of a teenager’s pregnancy before her parent found out. They used her online data to arrive at this accurate conclusion. The sensationalizing that followed revealed that this was a stunning revelation of the lack of privacy online. Scenarios like this makes us question […]
Abstract Recommender systems are collecting and analysing user data to provide better user experience. However, many privacy considerations are raised once a recommender is aware of user’s set of things or their ratings. Variety of solutions are suggested to improve privacy of legacy recommender systems, however the present solutions within the literature will shield either […]
Recent the technology has not only enhanced our daily pace but also expose our information to public. No matter cloud computer or mobile device, there are so many threats which will jeopardize our security. This paper provides some examples to show how weak customers are before large Internet companies. Cloud Computing The most important part […]
Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) is projected to grow significantly over the coming years. Research firm Gartner Inc. has estimated that 8.4 billion connected things were in use worldwide in 2017, up 31% from 2016, and expects the number to reach 25 billion by 2020. This growth is being driven by the promise of […]
Advancing technology has arguably contributed a great many things, including social media platforms. To place them into context, I am using Graham Meikle’s definition that “social media are networked database platforms that combine public with personal communication”. Within these platforms, there exists many social perspectives that shape their utilization. For instance, correspondence via web-based networking […]
Since being an active user of social media requires frequent use of some technological devices it also causes multiple health problems. Some of these damages are visible even to an outsider and shows how devastating this dependency can be. These visible health problems originating from social media usage, generally show some physical symptoms. As many […]
Social Media can be define as a way of exchange in communication or interaction among people in which ideas, exchange of information, songs, video and other content is shared through a virtual networks. Social media today has changed and impacted in our mindset with this evolving publicity tools and market. A remarkable shift in the […]
Although the rise of social media has brought us easy access and connectivity with other parts of the world, its addiction has become a global problem that keeps growing. In April 2015 in the US, through a research done by Pew Research Center, it stated that 24 percent of teens go online “almost constantly,” due […]
Social media has a great impact on our life. The 21st century is characterized by its fixation and progressions in innovation, the young generation specifically. Innovation plays as a key factor in many lives, social media particularly. Among the most famous of internet based life are Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, all with the primary reason […]
Social media can portray a different image through posts. Adolescents compare themselves to others often becoming unhappy through social companions including their abilities and opinions to others (Chae, 2018). If a post were to be positive, the person posting would be seen a positive, uplifting person. Otherwise, if a negative post was made from a […]
The use of social media has become an essential part of American lifestyle and overdependence of this media has done more harm than good to many families in particular and the society in general. These platforms include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter; gaming sites such as Club Penguin, Second Life, and video sites such as YouTube. Social […]
“Social media websites are no longer performing an envisaged function of creating a positive communication link among friends, family, and professionals. It is a veritable battleground, where insults fly from the human quiver, damaging lives, destroying self- esteem and a person’s sense of self- worth.” This very influential quote was spoken by Anthony Carmona; The […]
Three billion people, around 41% of the world’s population, uses online social media (Murphy, 2010). Users are spending an average of two to three hours every day liking, sharing, tweeting, posting, and updating on various platforms. That means that half a million tweets and Snapchat photos are shared every minute. Thus, a question arises: does […]
