Archive for April, 2009
Over the Counter Sales & Stereotyping
One argument I will make from recent personal experience is that in the sales business, and especially with computers, the way you stereotype customers as well as the way they stereotype you can determine how many sales you make. The second argument I make is along the same lines as Ariely’s article and has to [...]
Read moreCan we avoid technology?
A few weeks ago I answered the phone at the computer repair shop I work for and talked with a lady who had nearly come to terms with the ways in which she had become dependant on technology. Her computer had broken down a day after she lost her job and subsequently her work cell [...]
Read moreAnalyzing My Media Use: NBC’s The Office
Introduction: NBC’s The Office In almost every case the shows we watch and choose to follow, whether it be everyday or once a week, say a lot about who we are. Sometimes they compliment other social habits we have and other times they displace these habits. For me, NBC’s The Office is the only show [...]
Read moreIs this just a vicious cycle?
This week’s readings gave some great examples of the differences between the way things actually are and the way westerners perceive them. All three readings discussed the ways in which westerners have failed to uncover and address our underlying social problems. As Hacking pointed out, many of these problems have to do with the way [...]
Read moreDigitally Divided
Kavita Philip’s article gave a severe example of the destruction that can be caused by a digital divide. The concept of “sameness and difference” (pg. 6) that is talked about along with the reinforcement of “certain moral and political economies” tells a lot about why a large gap in technology continues to exist when life [...]
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