Electronic Environment

• central features of print culture are waining

  • thinking becomes less and less private
    • two-way communication supersedes one-way
    • even casual conversations leaves trails
    • reading can be monitored
  • the private is getting more closely connected to the public
    • gadgets connect fridge to supermarket
    • medical monitoring
    • electronic bracelets
    • gps for children (www.wherify.com)