Sunday, January 20, 2008

The Machine is Us/ing Us

I really enjoyed watching the video on Youtube. First of all, it has an attractive title that makes you curious about the video. "The Machine is Us/ing Us" is basically describing how we're eliminating the human component in business. If you're looking for work in this new digital world, I think it's easier to see what's available. It's very important to be familiar with and unafraid to use the web in your search. It may be a while before you actually have person to person interaction with an employer so its important to know how to make yourself attractive on the web. For someone that already has a position, they have to be willing to change with the digital world. Anyone that is not willing to use the internet as the incredible tool that it is will most likely get left behind. The web also makes it super easy for employers to make job openings known and find people appropriate to fill them. The "rethink everything" at the end of the video illuminates the up side and down side to high tech world. Communication is changing - it's easier to get in touch with people but its much less personal. Like the title says, the machine is close to replacing us. While some people may think this change is not for the better, I can't help but think it's inevitable whether we want it or not.

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