The first reading, “It Takes a Village to Find a Phone,” is basically about how posting just one item on social media can go viral in almost an instant. When Evan created his webpage that explained what happened to Ivanna’s phone, the webpage got so much attention that Sasha began receiving threats for her actions. The NYPD eventually got involved and the case was eventually settled without charge for Sasha. Now, it was Ivanna’s responsibility to not lose her phone, but it was also unnecessary for Sasha to keep an item that didn’t belong to her, much less use harsh language when Evan wanted to know what happened. The first reading just goes to show how trans-formative technology has become in our society, let alone ten years ago when this incident happened. A lot of people would probably think ten years ago? What would people have ten years ago? Well, this article answered that question very interestingly. Yes, social media was not as powerful back then as it is now, but it still showed a glimpse of how powerful social media can be, especially if someone uses it to search for a lost item. Would I create my own website to help a friend in search of a lost item? Probably not. But I would definitely use other social media platforms because that is essentially one of the largest platforms we rely on currently.
The second reading, “Love Online,” was interesting because of how influential online dating could actually be to some people. I personally have never been thrilled with the idea of online dating, because I think it’s risky to begin with. Not only that, but it also adds in the travelling factor that Henry had to do just to meet Sarah for the first time, which I think is a little crazy. But, if it works out for people, then there’s no reason for them to hesitate. The whole online dating thing between Henry and Sarah did work out at one point, but one of the main reasons why they broke up was because Sarah’s father did not approve of it. This is true because it just adds too much stress to something that could have been avoided. There’s so many other people out there for Henry or Sarah to meet, and I think it would go more smoothly for each of them if they went out and started dating someone in person that lives closer.