I chose my pins from the widest variety of iterations of interpretations of the information age and living in it. From its strengths to its weaknesses. A pin regarding the phenomenon of micro-blogging limiting short bursts of information to 140 characters or less is an interesting one, one I think is neither a good or bad thing, merely a product of the information age's evolution, there is clearly more in store here. A clear weakness would be misuse of this same widespread and interconnected micro-blogging platform that lends itself to misinformation that can spread like wild fire and leave real social issues in the dust and priorities misplaced. Ethics is an issue in the information ages they is rarely mentioned, however, one I believe needs much more attention and implementation into how we conduct ourselves online should we continue to move towards heavy communication in digital media and information. In telling this story of kinds of right and wrongs in our journey through the information age it is nice to be grounded in some humor, so I included the following comic strip.
Which I thinks paints a funny yet frightening and accurate picture of how wrapped up we can get in these technologies that affect how we live our lives. An interesting emergence of the information age has been the spawn of its own currency, the Bitcoin. How it works exactly is still very shrouded, however the pin does provide some background. More good sides I've pinned are the gamification of learning, the impact of visual representations over textual and the hashtag which all lend to a positive future. But, I contrast this with two more pins stating a wariness over one's online identity and it permanence as well as a lag in businesses adoption of new means of interaction with its customer bases... which maybe isn't all that bad.
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