[Yr11 Information Technology] Are you ready for the next digital revolution?

[Bill Kerr]

hi roland,

there are some good reviews on amazon too

M. McDonald has a chapter by chapter review
http://www.amazon.com/review/R2EVRBUTB7KUY7/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R2EVRBUTB7KUY7
*http://tinyurl.com/2c8a5a

*I think Carr has just picked up on a general trend of capitalism towards
monopoly and wealth polarisation and applied it to IT, the internet


On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 1:01 AM, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The Age just published a book review for "The Big Switch: Rewiring The
> World, From Edison to Google" by Nicholas Carr. From what I can glance,
> argues that computing will change from its current DIY state to a "utility"
> model where most information processing and storage is done on  the
> Internet. Carr argues that this transformation will have far-reaching
> effects including the concentration of wealth in the hands of a small number
> of individuals, further widening the divide between the haves and the
> have-nots.
>
> "Computer systems, in general, and the internet, in particular, put
> enormous power into the hands of individuals, but they put even greater
> power into the hands of companies, governments, and other institutions whose
> business is to control individuals."   http://tinyurl.com/2d4uv7
>
> Creepy reading but it is good to chew these IT issues over. Your students
> might enjoy the discussions about their future after reflecting on this
> review extract (printable version attached).
>
> Anybody else interested in reading this book?
>
> --
> Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
> http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
>
> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
> change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret
> Mead
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