Comments on: IT Quote of the Day – Einstein http://www.ITThoughtOfTheDay.com/2010/03/11/it-quote-of-the-day-einstein/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:39:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Scott Coughlin http://www.ITThoughtOfTheDay.com/2010/03/11/it-quote-of-the-day-einstein/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Scott Coughlin Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:48:54 +0000 http://www.ITThoughtOfTheDay.com/2010/03/11/it-quote-of-the-day-einstein/#comment-298 Thanks, Edgar, for this insight. I guess that every new information technology trend comes with its own vocabulary and buzz words. Strange that we chose friending to refer to the act of making connections online. I appreciate the readership and comments. Thank you. -Scott Thanks, Edgar, for this insight. I guess that every new information technology trend comes with its own vocabulary and buzz words.

Strange that we chose friending to refer to the act of making connections online.

I appreciate the readership and comments. Thank you.

-Scott

]]> By: Edgar http://www.ITThoughtOfTheDay.com/2010/03/11/it-quote-of-the-day-einstein/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Edgar Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:04:00 +0000 http://www.ITThoughtOfTheDay.com/2010/03/11/it-quote-of-the-day-einstein/#comment-297 Here is an IT Thought for the day: "Friending" is not the same as "befriending"-- The average American today has only a third as many friends as 25 years ago, and one-fourth have no close confidants at all, according to recently released data from medical researchers. The Internet may be largely to blame, says Michael Bugeja, author of INTERPERSONAL DIVIDE (Oxford University Press, 2005). Many people have a swarm of friends on Facebook, but do they ever call? "Friending" is not the same as "befriending"--being a friend--Bugeja notes, arguing that instead of creating a global village, the Internet has distracted and distanced us from each other. One impact is that lonely people have no one to turn to in hard times, whereas during the Depression people relied on each other. Now, when people can no longer afford the communications devices they've come to rely on instead of people, they become truly isolated. As a result, suicide rates may increase, even among young children, Bugeja warns. Here is an IT Thought for the day:

“Friending” is not the same as “befriending”–

The average American today has only a third as many friends as 25 years
ago, and one-fourth have no close confidants at all, according to
recently released data from medical researchers. The Internet may be
largely to blame, says Michael Bugeja, author of INTERPERSONAL DIVIDE
(Oxford University Press, 2005).

Many people have a swarm of friends on Facebook, but do they ever call?
“Friending” is not the same as “befriending”–being a friend–Bugeja
notes, arguing that instead of creating a global village, the Internet
has distracted and distanced us from each other.

One impact is that lonely people have no one to turn to in hard times,
whereas during the Depression people relied on each other. Now, when
people can no longer afford the communications devices they’ve come to
rely on instead of people, they become truly isolated. As a result,
suicide rates may increase, even among young children, Bugeja warns.

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