Seriously how old was the person who wrote the article: Students' new best friend: 'moSoSo'?
only someone completely out of touch with reality could come up with a term like moSoSo, or maybe I'm just not realizing there is a new word for the iphone.
I love the reference of "military precision gps" in terms of the gps application on the phone. Why are older people freaking out about cell phones? The world changes and the need for information in business, school, social, or work is becoming more important.
I get so irritated with people and the issue that technology for some reason is going to hinder their security. The obvious answer is that having a gps system is to help you not get lost--and endanger yourself--possibly enter a bad neighborhood--it also can help if you are in a car accident late a night, people can track your location--and believe me, the boogeyman is not going to waste his time tracking u down via gps...the reference of pedophiles hunting you down is ridiculous...I reference Oprah before making this statement--but you can google it if you need other proof--pedophiles do not usually "track" people down with gps systems...they usually know you and your family very well.
All of those cellularphobic people out there---calm down, the iphone and blackberrys have become the next basic necessity for life behind food, water, and shelter. We need to have facebook, twitter, banking, gps, email, and game applications on our phones at all times so we can pretend we are paying attention to what older generations are "concerned" about
Great points regarding the "cellularphobic!" Made me think of my aunt and uncle, who refuse to use the GPS system that came with both their car AND their phones. They instead call me each time they visit for turn by turn directions. I'm not sure why they don't want to make their lives a little easier by adapting.
ReplyDeletei love it! i totally agree about the people that flip about how cell phones have become "big brother." if at&t wants to study me and my habits, they would get great insight into a consumer! but maybe that's just the marketing student in me talking :)
ReplyDeleteOMG! A little pissed off at the older people??? First off the fact that you site Oprah for everything is like using google to search for everything...she has the answers. How much do I love my GPS on my IPhone? And, how much do you love that I got the iPhone and know how to use that. Technology is everywhere - we are past the point of no return. And people really need to talk about how we should be embracing it and not shunning away from it.
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