Thoughts

Some interesting media issues posted by Jim Underwood, former Adjunct Instructor, Communication Department, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL. Many posts are by former students in his Introduction to Mass Communication class.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Google glasses

How many of you have heard of google glasses? Here's a video to check out this latest and greatest technology :
http://www.google.com/glass/start/how-it-feels/

Although they look like a cool gadget, it's almost like they represent a scary step into the future for our society. First google glasses, then what else? Floating cars and robots? ...Or do we become the robots? All weird and unanswerable questions, but google glasses have been raising alot of questions on security and the actual benefit. Here's another article about a bar managers PR stunt to get the issue, and his bar, known :
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2013/03/10/seattle-bar-that-banned-google-glasses-admits-it-was-a-pr-stunt/

Judge throws out NY drink ban

After one day, the ban on extremely large sugary drinks in New York was thrown out. Mayor Bloomberg created this ban to help fight against the growing problem of obesity. Do you support this decision to throw out the ban or do you think Mayor Bloomberg is doing the right thing?

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/judge-throws-nyc-ban-large-sugary-drinks-193247946--politics.html