1. Explain what is meant by “there was a time when you could work on your car”.
Ceruzzi (2005) stated in article two of Technologies, Social Media and Society, “There was a time when you could work on your car”; is a metaphor explaining how this current era has dramatically changed due to advancements in technologies, information, and mass media. Ceruzzi (2005) explained in his journal how software such as Microsoft (PowerPoint), Adobe and AOL provides more convenience and assists us in our presentation of information by just a few clicks of a computer mouse. Ceruzzi (2005) further stated, “How far removed this is from the days when many of us used jacks, wrenches, screwdrivers, and other tools to replace broken or worn parts on our cars, reinstalled …show more content…
457). Wyatt’s (2008) statement indicates that our society’s technological advancements determines our culture values, social structure and …show more content…
Even those who do not use computers have had to accommodate their ways to some of its requirements in supermarkets, post offices, banks, libraries, schools, airlines, hospitals, or the military services-few departments of contemporary life remains unaffected by the new information technology (p. 7). Smith and Marx (1996) research indicates the importance of technology and how it benefits our lives especially in this developing era we live in. One example of the benefits of technological advancements is in medical research. Medical technologies has save lives, improve health and continues to find new methods for preventing deadly diseases and