My slides for the HPAIR Conference Social Media Panel. About HPAIRs Harvard's largest annual student connection in Asia, the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations creates a forum of exchange and facilitates discussion of the most important economic, political, and social issues relevant to the Asia-Pacific region. Since 1991, the annual HPAIR conferences have brought together students from the world's foremost universities and leaders in the fields of government, business, culture, and academia.

1. INFORMATION OVERLOAD
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24/7 SOCIAL MEDIA CONNECTIVITY, DIGITAL DISTRACTION AND THE VALUE, IF ANY, OF PRIVACY.
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2. TECHNODISRUPTION
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24/7 DIGITAL NOISE
PRIVACY
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4. Steam Engine Steel Electricity Gas IT
1800 1850 1900 1950 1990
Depression
Improvement
Prosperity
Recession
Depression
Improvement
Prosperity
Recession
Depression
Improvement
Prosperity
Recession
Depression
Improvement
Prosperity
Recession
Depression
Improvement
Recession
Prosperity
DIGITAL DISRUPTION
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5. PRINTING PRESS 1439
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THE SCRIBES OF PARIS WENT
ON STRIKE TO PROTEST.
SOURCE: MEGGS, PHILIP B. A HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN. JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. 1998.
TEACHERS: YOU CAN’T
LEARN UNLESS YOU KNOW
HOW TO WRITE.
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6. IPAD 2010
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MAYBE UNDERWHELMING
ISN'T THE RIGHT WORD,
UNIMAGINATIVE MIGHT BE
MORE ACCURATE.."
SOURCE: MEGGS, PHILIP B. A HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN. JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. 1998.
JOSHUA TOPOLSKY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ENGADGET
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7. TELEPHONE 1920
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HOUSEHOLDS WOULD GET
OVERWHELMED WITH INFO AND
WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO COPE.
SOURCE: MEGGS, TELEPHONE PIONEER COMMUNICATIONS MUSEUM FISCHER, 1992, P. 160)
PEOPLE WERE AFRAID THAT
OTHER PEOPLE COULD LISTEN
IN ON THEIR CONVERSATIONS.
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8. MOBILE 1983
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STUDY CONFIRMS THAT SMS
ARE DESTROYING THE USE OF
PROPER GRAMMAR
SOURCE: NANCY IPHONE 2012
NEW MEDIA SOCIETY JOURNAL 2013
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9. FACEBOOK 2004
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IN 2012 FACEBOOK WAS
IMPLICATED IN A THIRD OF ALL
DIVORCE FILINGS.
SOURCE: HUFFUNGTON POST
DIVORCE-ONLINE UK
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11. MITCHELL KAPOR
CO-FOUNDER OF THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
“GETTING INFORMATION OFF
THE INTERNET IS LIKE TAKING A
DRINK FROM A FIRE HYDRANT”
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DAVID MC CANDLESS INFOADDICTED LIFE
WORK
DIGITAL NOISE
AUTOMATIC
REFLECTION
UPDATE SPAM EVENT
IN CANADA
POST
CONTACT
MODE
NEW
FOLLOWER
MESSAGE NEW
FOLLOWER
@MESSAGE
APPRECIATION
BEING WANTED ”GOOD FEEL”
CALL FRIEND
GROUP
DMESSAGE FRIEND
REQUEST
REPIN CALL
DEEP CONTACT
MYSTERY
FRIEND
REQUEST
HOT
RETWEET
FROM
BOSS
MESSAGE
SILENT
CALL
LOUD
MODE
DIGITAL
PAIN
DEVICE FAILURE
PICTURE
TAG
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13. FOMO
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FEAR OF MISSING OUT
SOURCE: MYLIFE.COM
56%
44%
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14. FOMO
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FEAR OF MISSING OUT
SOURCE: MYLIFE.COM
26%
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15. FOMO
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FEAR OF MISSING OUT
SOURCE: MYLIFE.COM
25%
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16. FOMO
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FEAR OF MISSING OUT
SOURCE: MYLIFE.COM
27%
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17. PRIVACY
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18. THANK YOU
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@GIORGIO_UAE
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