Comments on: The Role Of Forums In B2B Technology Purchases http://blog.strategicheading.com/2009/02/02/the-role-of-forums-in-b2b-technology-purchases/ G. Oliver Young's blog about business strategy and technology. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:04:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Oliver http://blog.strategicheading.com/2009/02/02/the-role-of-forums-in-b2b-technology-purchases/comment-page-1/#comment-526 Oliver Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:51:32 +0000 http://blog.strategicheading.com/?p=390#comment-526 Hi Didier, thanks for the comment. You are hitting on a very important point here, and one that I frankly spend a lot of time thinking about: The Digital Darkside. While all these tools do have the potential to make us more connected and happier, for many of us they do not, and there is just as much downside as upside. I will continue to blog about both the benefits and the drawbacks of new technology, and if you are looking for some past drawback examples you can find them here: http://blog.strategicheading.com/2009/01/30/if-you-believe-in-something-stand-behind-it/ http://blog.strategicheading.com/2009/01/13/when-mashups-go-bad/ http://blog.strategicheading.com/2008/12/17/im-all-for-marketing-but-this-twitter-stuff/ http://blog.strategicheading.com/2008/11/20/teenagers-and-social-networking-the-kids-are-alright-right/ Hi Didier, thanks for the comment. You are hitting on a very important point here, and one that I frankly spend a lot of time thinking about: The Digital Darkside.

While all these tools do have the potential to make us more connected and happier, for many of us they do not, and there is just as much downside as upside. I will continue to blog about both the benefits and the drawbacks of new technology, and if you are looking for some past drawback examples you can find them here:

http://blog.strategicheading.com/2009/01/30/if-you-believe-in-something-stand-behind-it/
http://blog.strategicheading.com/2009/01/13/when-mashups-go-bad/
http://blog.strategicheading.com/2008/12/17/im-all-for-marketing-but-this-twitter-stuff/
http://blog.strategicheading.com/2008/11/20/teenagers-and-social-networking-the-kids-are-alright-right/

]]> By: didier http://blog.strategicheading.com/2009/02/02/the-role-of-forums-in-b2b-technology-purchases/comment-page-1/#comment-514 didier Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:59:32 +0000 http://blog.strategicheading.com/?p=390#comment-514 Are we connected or socially disconnected… I personally believe that technology has reduced our social capital—the relationships that bind people together and create a sense of community. Consequences include decreased civility, loss of behavioural boundaries and increased crime. We must find ways to deal with our profound loss of social connectedness. Even though technological advances have contributed significantly to the problem of isolation, the emphasis on individualism in today’s society has compounded it. Are we connected or socially disconnected…
I personally believe that technology has reduced our social capital—the

relationships that bind people together and create a sense of community.

Consequences include decreased civility, loss of behavioural boundaries

and increased crime. We must find ways to deal with our profound loss of

social connectedness.
Even though technological advances have contributed significantly to the

problem of isolation, the emphasis on individualism in today’s society has

compounded it.

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