Life in the Digital Age

For this Life in the Digital Age assignment I found three examples that I thought were very interesting on how things are changing in the world we live in today. Now we are in what some consider a Digital World that strongly influences what we do and more importantly how we do it.

Older Generation and Technology

There was a time when the younger generation was into technology and all the new innovations that came along with it. Now there have been recent studies that have proven that the older generation is interested in and engaging more use with the use of technology. This is a new trend that has been set in the face of the Digital World that is growing vastly on a continuous basis. This even shows that what was once a market geared toward a younger crowd has in fact generated attention by people who would least likely be expected to benefit from technology. The older generation often referred to as "Baby Boomers" are looking for ways to stay healthier so they can be their for their families longer as well as taking advantage of  new technological advancements .






A Change In Tune - Spotify, Anubis.fm, and Sonos

I came across an article titled iTunes Music Store and iPod Days Numbered, by Charles Wright, who is a tech manager. What I found interesting from this article is the fact that there is going to possibly be another transition in the way music is distributed among people. It turns out that people are not buying music and are downloading it, which is nothing new, but not for long. Spotify, which is a music streaming service enables people to listen to the music of their choice for free ten hours a month. As of now this system is successful in the UK as well as northern Europe. Surprisingly, there is a total of 10 million users that can chose from 15 million tracks. Studies have revealed that the quality of the music is good to the point that 1.6 million of their current users are willing to pay a subscription fee for extra features.





Another system that can affect the music use of today is Anubis.fm. It is located in Australia and has announced last month that it will increase its library of music to a total of 4 million tracks. The number is suppose to increase to 6.5 million when 1950's tracks are added to their current library. In addition, this system is able to play music from a PC and can be connected to a multi-room streaming system.

The Sonos, will begin to release a speaker that is low in cost called the Play: 3. The speaker resembles a desktop and has Class-D digital amplifiers and three drivers. The advertised price for the system will be $419. This will feature a link to a music library on a PC or Mac or network that has some type of storage attached to it. The Sonos will allow its user access to the internet radio, in which they can stream from different rooms throughout their entire house.

This new way of music usage can definitely be the end to what is now the popular way of what people are using today, though it is not here now. It is only a matter of time before it makes it way here and possibly take over. At the end of the day people are looking for something that is efficient and will give them the best use out of their money.






The Office

Within the Digital Age, life has changed tremendously for just about everyone in society. People are now using the internet in the workplace more than ever. Now the computer is a tool that is an important feature of the workday environment. In addition, people do not have to just sit at their desk to establish relationships with clients, contracts, or businesses. These things unlike before can be accomplished not face to face, but instead over twitter or even facebook to name a few.