Don't quit your day job but...

Review the following slide show.  What are at least three trends you notice from one millionaire to another?  What business idea interests you the most?  Why?  If someone came up to you and offered you a million dollars to tell them your best entrepreneur idea what would your idea be? Or if you want to keep it a secret, what issue would it address?  Why?

http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/business/T012-S001-how-to-be-a-millionaire-by-age-25/index.html

Exercise Technology

This blog must be completed by midnight on Monday, January 27th.  You must reply to at least two classmates' posts by midnight on Wednesday, January 29th.

To promote exercise and the upcoming Olympics, Moscow has adapted a very unique ticket price.  Check out the link below to learn more! What do you think?  What are some other ways that technology promotes fitness?  Share a link to another fitness technology idea that you think is cool!

http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2013/11/11/moscow-subway-ticket-machine-accepts-30-squats-as-payment/

Another side to the Olympics

There is no doubt that the Olympics are a worldwide phenomenon that captivates audiences every two years.  Recently, London hosted the 2012 Summer Games and Sochi is set to host the 2014 Winter games.  The following articles outline a few interesting points about how technology was a major part of the Olympics in London.  What are some other aspects of the games that technology effected?  Was it a positive or negative effect?  If you could stir a technology revolution at the Olympics, what would be your targeted area?

 http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240161354/The-Olympics-in-technology-stats

http://www.itproportal.com/2012/07/24/the-tech-behind-the-2012-olympic-games/

http://news.yahoo.com/how-new-technology-has-transformed-the-olympics.html

First Post :)

Welcome to Social Implications of Technology the Spring 2014 edition.  Find a news article online that interests you.  If you're having trouble thinking of where to start feel free to Google a topic that interests you or stop by cnn.com, yahoo.com, or any other news outlet that crosses your mind! Copy the article's link and paste it as a reply to this blog.  Also, have you ever blogged before and what do you think of blogging?

Welcome to our class, hope you have a great semester!