Wireless technology changed how we think of public vs. private spaces and in the reading, you get to see how technology has merged with society. In the first article ”Social Impacts The Telephone And The Cell Phone Has Had On Society”, Victor Epand, you get to read how the internet has changed over time and literally became a way for companies to make a profit out of it, also it’s interesting how they got churches to allow antennas on to there cathedrals, by implementing antennas into building it’s like the internet is merging itself into society. The second article “Wifi Hog” talks about a device that allows you to block other people from accessing a public wifi outlet which I find to be very interesting cause this was my first time hearing about something like this. Just imagine going to a public spot and doing that now and how many people will freak out cause they don’t have wifi. In the last article, “Starbucks Clashes With WiFi Hobbyists Over Airwaves” it talks about how Starbucks was trying to take over public are which gave free wifi but now they took it down and want to charge the people a monthly fee of 30 dollars which is utterly ridiculous and dumb, I would never pay a company that I spend nearly 10 dollars for a cup a coffee and then proceed to pay them 30 dollars for wifi, that is the most absurd thing I have ever heard, I would rather use the data on my phone for that, And the people who had comments posted how unfair and how unjustly this was to them and how it’s crazy that they want to charge for it. In the last article “Corruption, Treachery and Deceit at Wikipedia,” it states that “No matter what you search for both of these search engines give preferential treatment to Wikipedia. The only reason why Wikipedia remains popular is because it’s a hegemonic relationship with Google and Yahoo. Without any disclaimer or warning, Wikipedia has thrust down the throats of unsuspecting people just looking for some factual information on the web.” and its funny cause when ever I search something up Wikipedia is the first thing that pops up.
Sep 24 2020
Wikipedia And Wireless Space
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Good points! I agree with you about spending so much for wifi at Starbucks when you are only there for a few minutes. It makes no sense. Keep in mind this was before people had smartphones or data on their phones.