For my final paper, I want to argue that the Information Age, though it is seemingly thriving in our digital culture, is coming to an end. With the invention of the internet, information became increasingly easy to access from an assortment of devices. The ways in which it has changed our society will not become irrelevant as we transition to a new age. Instead, these advancements are the building blocks upon which people will utilize in the goal of furthering human knowledge. Following the profound changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution, machine-operated labor became commonplace in business and helped usher in the Atomic Age. Today, machines are assisted by the technology we've developed in this era. Tomorrow, the internet will be a catalyst for what's next, which I believe will be a variation of some type of "connected" age, relating to how people communicate with one another.
An article titled "From The Information Age To The Connected Age" by Anne Zelenka sparked my interest in this topic. Zelenka observes differences in the types of priorities (forms of currency, styles of work, etc.) between the two eras which got me thinking about how the transition will occur, or how it currently is occurring. I believe that, with the evolution of the internet to web 3.0, which is said to be a more high-quality presentation of web 2.0 materials, connectivity will continue to grow and consequently this transformation will change the way in which we view our culture.
My paper will argue the end of the Information Age and the beginning of the Connected Age, as well as examining the changes observed during this growth period in history. We are not the same types of people we were during the Industrial Age. Our values, social structures, politics and more have all been affected by the ease with which we can obtain information. In the near future, possible even now, we will begin to see changes from our more recent era to ones that reflect how we communicate with one another and what value these relationships have in our society.
In what way does this relate to DTC 375? Besides the fact that you don't have the ethos -- let alone the time -- to argue as you have described, this topic as described seems more appropriate for DTC 356 or 475.
ReplyDeleteNote that while blog assignment #12 is due by Thursday, 12/02, 5:00pm, that does NOT mean you can't do it earlier. In fact, in order to get the best comments that would help you do the best work, the earlier you do this, the better (since the paper is due via e-mail by Friday, December 17th at 9pm). Assignment #12, the longer proprosal, should be the short proposal fleshed out, plus a tentative works cited list (with annotations, as described on the assignment sheet).