UWW310 Technology's Effect on Society

This article discusses the most common concerns around social media oversharing and ways to mitigate the risks.

This article discussed the effect of social media on narcissistic behaviours and whether social media caused some of these behaviours or just enabled existing tendencies.

This is a great app that uses social sharing and GPS to effectively monitor traffic delays, accidents, road hazards and other traffic impediments in real time.

The largest resource of chat and text acronyms and shorthand. It is interesting to look at, especially after the conclusions made here: http://ideas.time.com/2013/04/25/is-texting-killing-the-english-language/

This article was quite positive in its interpretation of the effects of texting on english language and grammar.

This was a news aggregator used to collect and monitor human rights issues in Belarus.

Another article combatting social media's bad name, it is a great too for getting the word out. Especially for support and safety during a crisis.

This article reflects on the affects of social media and how it has changed human interactions with each other.

Great article, definitely reflects how I tend to feel when it comes to social media. Something that is meant to bring us together can make us so disconnected.

Social media can get a bad wrap, but this article discusses an interesting study that it can actually be good for teenagers and their self esteem!

great easy to read article about child development in relation to technology

As someone who feels very strongly about how much "screen time" my toddler gets, I found this article to be very interesting!

This is a great piece discussing whether cloud-based password management services are secure.

This cloud-based service is free and is an easy way to securely manage passwords.

A very interesting piece on online privacy and the effects of data brokers and commercial databases.

This article outlines the impact and implications of the heartbleed vulnerability. It does a good job of explaining the challenges in mitigating the risks and that a level of uncertaintly will remain on whether the vulnerablility has been eradicated completely.

This article discusses the future of unlocking your Smartphone/iPhone with facial recognition.

This article talks about the technologies that will still be in existence in 15+ years, considering the fact how much technology evolves every year.

The 10 breakthrough technologies in 2013 are discussed.

Google Glass is an innovative, new way to look at the world. This device is not only a key tool for finding out information, but it can also be used to avoid unsafe areas.

In sub-Saharan Africa, solar energy is now being sold in the "pay as you go" method. People can now pay for energy when they need it at their convenience. This service is growing around the globe with its current success.