Ruminations on our relationship with technology
Given all the ways technology influences how we make a living, many professionals have asked: What technologies work best for what purposes? In other words (as educator Neil Postman asked), for what problem is the technology a solution? Articles on business technology, one of the Professional Topics on this site, can help shed light on this question.
In short, business technology refers to the inevitable trend of adopting innovative technologies in business. Of course, when you add a new technologies to a business, you often get a new way of doing business. That’s because new tools, machines, or media can radically change the relationship dynamics between managers, coworkers, and customers. To explore this topic, select any of the articles below.
What is surveillance capitalism? No doubt, one of the unintended consequences of social media has been the loss of privacy. (See Part I of this three-part article.) To recap, big tech companies like Facebook surveil what you do online, collect massive amounts of your personal data (your likes, dislikes, consumer preferences, locations, comments, private messages, … Read more
“Narcissus as narcosis” Throughout history, new technologies have changed culture and transformed society, sometimes with unintended consequences. For instance, the printing press had the effect of spreading literacy and transforming tribal, oral cultures into national, literate cultures. Likewise, electronic and digital technologies are transforming society in fascinating but unpredictable ways. As Canadian philosopher and media … Read more