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Psst, hey, want an iPad? Apple fans hit gray market
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/technology/7019454/apples-ipad-hits-shelves-testing-begins/
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc’s iPad hit stores on Saturday after months of buildup, igniting excitement and kicking off a critical sales period that will determine if the sleek tablet computer becomes the next blockbuster.
With the excitement around the launch of Apple’s iPad and the growing popularity of other digital devices, the Apple iPad is high in demand. The iPad is designed for using media of all sorts, including games, video, pictures, e-books and magazines.
Technology’s only getting cheaper, too, and more powerful. All of this leads to a lot of speculation by media talking heads. It’s become fairly commonplace to accuse technology of actually making society lazy.
Although, it does seem true to a point as the purpose of technology updates is to cut out dozens of steps for everyday tasks to make life easier. The iPad is an example, with access to roughly 150,000 existing apps, as well as new ones freshly designed for the iPad all to benefit the user for easy, portable access to things.
I think it depends on the individual. The laziness of society does not depend upon whether someone prefers to use older methods of everyday tasks. There’s no inherent laziness that comes with the use of technology. The world is advancing and ever-changing, so the advance in technology is the inevitable.
Lady Gaga
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/lady-gaga-cracks-1-billion-views-20100325-qza9.html
Lady Gaga is no doubt a pop icon in the music industry. She pushes boundaries with her film clips, her fashion and even her sexuality but now Lady Gaga is pushing a boundary of a different kind - online views.
Cracking 1 billion views her music videos are a top hit on the internet. Lady Gaga’s video clip mostly entertain with her europop, tracy lyrics and even racier outfits.
Her videos are not always seen as entertaining, to other people her videos are perceived as quite shocking in a way particularly for those who don’t really know Lady Gaga. Most of her videos feature semi-nudity and I think this would anger some parents.
The concern raised is whether it is appropriate for her to be a role model for millions of young girls and the effect it might have on their core audience. So many young girls try to emulate their idols by dressing like them but on another outlook, this is entertainment so we should enjoy it just so long as the parents enforce what is good and bad for them to watch.
Raunch culture
http://www.watoday.com.au/lifestyle/lifematters/the-porn-identity-20100418-smml.html
Our society is bombarded with sexually explicit images that are all over the internet. This has affected the teen culture. Girls are being heavily influenced by television, radio and internet. Celebrities like Lady Gaga are becoming icons for girls who copy her raunchy moves and dress sense.
‘I’ve got friends on Facebook from primary school who I’ve not seen since I was 12 years old, and they’re posting pictures of their favourite sexual position on Facebook,” Lauren Rosewarne.
Children are being manipulated by the media and marketing, all pushing variations of this message: ”Look sexy, buy lots, then you’ll be popular and happy.”
I dont think there is much that can be done about children being exposed to the media. But I do think that if parents dont monitor what their children watch it can ultimately lead them to acting like the media.
Class divides viewing habits
This refers to children and the amount of time they spend dedicated to schoolwork and extra-curricular sport. This can actually prevent them from being addicted to things like television or the xbox. Children who spend more time playing organised sports spend less time in front of the TV.
The amount of time children stare at the screen is increasingly becoming an issue in society. With technology becoming more advanced it will control the way people live their life. It can cause laziness and lack in social skills. Children need to learn how to relate to real people and I think parents should limit their screen time by getting them involved in sports.
