Melanie Beltran
MCS 244
March 6, 2019
Connecting physical objects to the internet is beneficial because it helps spark up a conversation. It is a way and method to converse with one or many people regarding the blobject presented and the conversation will gradually build. Essentially, drawing conclusions based on discussions that the blogject sparked is something worth admiring and respecting. In the article, “A Manifesto for Networked Objects: Why Things Matter”, it states, “A Blobject can start a conversation with something as simple as an aggregation of levels of pollutants in groundwater.” Being able to make and draw conclusions help one develop more skills based on a blogject. If you can speak to someone in person, the internet fills the gap. From their, relationships can develop over something so small but may have so much depth and meaning to it. In the article, “As Objects Go Online. The Promise (and Pitfalls) of the Internet of Things,” it states, “Internet won out over competing for proprietary systems and centralized control by offering fewer obstacles to innovation and growth.” The communication on the internet is secured so any blogjects posted that is inappropriate will be taken down. In the article, “Thermostats, Locks, and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse, ” it states, “…domestic abuse victims, their lawyers, shelter workers, and emergency responders described how the technology was becoming an alarming new tool. Abusers — using apps on their smartphones, which are connected to the internet-enabled devices — would remotely control everyday objects in the home, sometimes to watch and listen, other times to scare or show power.” To exploit someone with malicious intent to hurt them when they are innocent is unreasonable and disrespectful. To use one’s smartphone or technology against someone that owns it is not only invading privacy but causes one to feel unsafe especially when they are home. There will always be a downside to technology and its usage by people. Domestic abuse through the internet and in person is absolutely unacceptable. Those people need to be removed from internet access. Other than that, the way people can communicate and connect with one another is through the internet and if their intentions are pure, blogjects are still beneficial.