Reactions to Digital Nation: Avrom and Bubbe

Just had to mention that during the airing of the film once our part of the segment aired we couldn't help but check the laptop to see if there were new subscribers to our newsletter. Like clockwork it started and before we knew it the emails started pouring in. This shows you that while the movie was going on others were also hooked in to their computers. During the film the graphics mentioning pbs.org encouraged everyone to forget about the movie and turn to the computer. What does that say about our attention spans of today? In the film there is talk of "instant gratification" and "every urge answered". Let's take something common like being stuck in an elevator. Normally the experience does not include social interaction but take what happened to our friend Jeff Pulver along with NBC's Ann Curry as evident by the link located here.

The final video when they finally get out of the elevator the first reaction by the rescue team is if this is going to be on youtube? As more digital natives and immigrants gain access to technology any opportunity can be used for social interaction. The important question is how you are going to use said technology if you were ever stuck in such a situation. Will you have the discipline to do the right thing.