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Internet self-awareness

We all know that the human brain is able to process information, and then transmit it out.

This is also what the Internet does.

But can we add a sort of consciousness to the Internet that would emulate the mind?

If so, the Internet would constantly strive to be better at what it does, like it would literally have a brain.

What would the difference be on our lives? What is the outlook for humanity?

Francis Heylighen from the Free University of Brussels states that “we probably would not notice a whole lot of a difference, initially,” and that this is dependent on Internet trends.

Moreover, Internet evolution is specifically dependent on social media networking. Where social media networking goes in the future will directly affect how smart the internet becomes.

Thus, at this point it looks like the Internet’s potential abilities rely on the path social media takes.

Will sites like Facebook make the Internet more human?

Sounds like we’ll know some time within the next decade.

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Web Privacy-Do you know who’s tracking you?

In my previous blog, I had mentioned how mobile advertisers currently face the privacy challenges of soliciting on something as personal as someone’s cell phone.

Well, they aren’t the only ones trying to overcome this hurdle, the world wide web, itself, is now actually having to deal with concerned internet users.

Stephanie Clifford of the New York Times reports on a new survey that reveals online privacy Read the rest of this entry »

Obama Transition Team Talks Technology, Innovation

President Obama’s transition team discusses 21st century solutions to 21st problems– everything from technological innovation to Internet regulation.

Here is an outline of the plan.