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If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the
==//push-button finger. // ==  ~Frank Lloyd Wright

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SMART MOBS, Haward Rheingold [|Smart Mobs Website] Rheingold studies the social implications of technology on culture. 

Street crossing in Tokyo: [|Shibuya Crossing] Rheingold noticed how many people were on their cell phones.

[|Wired.com on "Lovegetys"]
 * **Meet:**
 * Smart Mobs- people who know each other only through technology.
 * [|Central Station SM]
 * **Organize**:
 * Political activists in Manila overthrew President by //smart mobs//
 * **Work**
 * **Mate:**
 * Dating device in Japan- the "Lovegety."

 There are even signs of a "Social Tsunami "... -Find the whereabouts of celebrities at www.upoc.com -"Spy" with Universal Surveillance cameras -Do more than ever with a cell phone- even operate vending machines in Helsinki and Tokyo

Statistics of Human Use of Technology
 * 74.2% of people have internet connections in North America
 * 60% of these users are using a broadband connection
 * 55% are wirelessly connected by laptop or by phone
 * In 2006, over 2.5 billion wireless phone connections in use
 * 72% of cell phone users have
 * 2.5 billion text messages are sent each day
 * Over 2 billion people have access to electricity

Stats courtesy of WikiAnswers, Pew Internet, and TextMessageBlog

Is Technology De-Evolving Us? [|Video]

//The questions remain://
 * Could YOU go 24 hours without technology.... Are they an EXTENTION of you? **