The witness, who is always with me

The weak point sotssetey Web 2.0 era is the same place and strong. On the one hand, the network would develop as themselves, as users generate content, rather than the site owners. On the other hand, the creation of original content takes only a few percentage of users, has hardly changed since the forums. All other user - consumers of content, and degree of their interest, we often know not given.

Much has changed, if the build a network in which the bulk of content will generate "personal miniature gadget" witness ", automatically record everything he sees and hears his owner, and retains these records in remote data centers. A hub unit of the new social networks will be no user-info user equipped with a tape message or a collection of photos - and his "life line" to which is attached all the content generated both automatically and manually.

A similar idea (that someday all human life will be "backed up", and any day can be viewed again) - not news. Another question - no matter how great strides have not developed information technology project of this scale will be repaid only if the "Archives" will be actively used. But what is the point to regularly review their lives in solitude? Nothing new user probably would not see or understand. Another thing, if you combine the "life line", archived gadget "witness", a social network - and transform it into a means of sharing understanding and exchange of experiences and impressions.

Suppose you were walking down the street and saw something terrific. Your "witness", except for the event, remembers the identity of radio-tags of other "witnesses", who recorded the event with the other end of the street. You can send the owners of these gadgets offer to exchange fragments of records and discuss them. If you communicate you will find an interesting exercise - you can open the initial access to your user-info, personal information flows, and some sections of the archive "witness". And so step by step. I think access control "friends to" in future social networks will not only multi-level, as it is today (first round, second round, etc.), but very targeted and fragmented.

Thus, a huge number of users that have no inclination to blogging, podcasts, photo albums, etc., will be able to generate (or more accurately - to broadcast) is completely unique content - your own life. And its accompanying parts questions, exclamations like: "Tell me please, what am I was wrong," or "Look, where have you ever seen such beauty?", Or "That's how I solved the problem over which suffered recent five years ", or" Here I am jumping off a cliff. What I'm cool! "

What will this project?

Indeed, that may give the project devouring sea resources, in comparison with conventional tapes filled with the usual photos, videos, and mp3-files about yourself, your favorite? (Kopipast - is another opera, which I'll "review" will not).

First of all, I repeat:
1. To generate original audio-visual content, you need to have certain creative abilities. Agree: the ability to "just watch where interesting" has a much broader range of people.
2. With the usual photos and video must still learn how to apply. And always keep it in a briefcase, a briefcase - carry. Automatic "witness" can attach to, say, a "third eye" on the tape, which is tying on his head - and forget about it.
3. Photo and video files need to first upload for hosting and to place ribbon in his references to them. The user of our imaginary social network will be sufficient to allocate a temporary segment on "life line", to squander it and open access to a particular "friend", the community or anyone.

Word describing social technology will be popular and accessible to the development of a huge number of people who do not find ourselves today in the social networks. The new network, with access to it, everyone will find something useful for yourself. Desublimated person will get a chance (maybe the first time) to look at myself and laugh at their complexes. Beginner artist - to get acquainted with the manner of the wizard. A man who has overcome himself - to share its experience with others.

Naturally, the costs will be. For example - compulsive neurosis caused by an apparent "mismatch" idol. Or - the pursuit of life's "special effects" in place of true self-realization. Or - the problem of personal safety.

How to protect your information, not intended for prying eyes and ears?

Of course you would not believe that adequate protection will be enshrined by law rule: any piece of "life line" can be made public only at the request of a generator, by a court or by will. Yes, there are risks - but there are ways to minimize at least some of them:

1. Reasonable users will turn off the "witness" on the threshold of her apartment - to a potential hacker-thief could not understand, "where the money is," and hacker-paparazzi - to get dirty with their virtual feet in your bedroom.
2. Business structures prohibit the use of "witnesses" in its territory (albeit three years after opening a chain of many companies have come to the conclusion that maximum transparency is beneficial to their business. At the very least - in some areas: for example, in service testing of finished products or outlets for their sale).
3. If you reasonably fear that the archive of your life "clean up" or substitute all-powerful intelligence agencies - you can ask for help in data centers, collaborating with respected human rights organizations - and lead them in a parallel record.
4. Will arise unwritten tradition before any communication interlocutors ask permission: "Can I leave a" witness "included?"

I should add that in public places off the "witness" would not make any sense: if you are not, then someone else will still archive their piece of your life from the perspective of the observer. On the other hand, if you keep a "witness" included wherever possible - it may be that way you will scare away thieves or provide an alibi in case of unfair accusations.

Who will pay for all this fun?

Of course, the producers of goods and services. "Witness" will work only if the installation "on board" smart bot from the data center. Intelligent bot will recognize the images in time to tell jokes, tell about this football game and abundant supply user recommendations such as: "Did you like this coat? In the shop right next door now hangs the same, only a half times cheaper "or" Do you have signs of arrhythmia. Should we drop everything and look to the doctor? "Of course, from time to time valuable advice will be interspersed ingenuous and funny commercials:" You drink too much coffee. Why did you refuse to try the favorite tea of your grandmother? At least for me - until I was fired! "

Users will be able to freely allow and prohibit certain topics of conversation and change the bots by choosing the least intrusive and most flexible, witty and useful "companions". The first will spur competition among producers of goods and services, the second - between the developers of intellectual "consulting and marketing" software. Data centers will be accountable to advertisers through technology described here .

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