The document discusses various statistics related to technology use and its social impacts. It notes that people are increasingly represented through their online identities and media they create. As technology advances, the line between private and public life becomes blurred. The rapid growth of internet and mobile device use globally has connected more people but also generated large amounts of electronic waste. The document encourages readers that they have power to shape the future through their choices and actions.

1. Did You Know—Mark DeuzeDid You Know—Internet Did You Know—T101Did You Know—Cell PhonesDid You Know—Miscellaneous So What Does it All Mean??Refered to “Slayer” 300 times since 1st lecture…Random

2. E-WasteDID YOU KNOW?????????????????There are endless versions of ourselves through the media we createWe are becoming the technology we createMark has been associated with 42 different blogs in the past 2 yearsU.S. has 199 million cellular subscribers…55% of the nation’s populationAs of 2002, worldwide mobile subscribers outnumber fixed-line subscribersU.S. contributes 220 million TONS of technological hardware wasteMedia life perspective is no longer perspective…it’s truthThe line between one’s private life and their public life is blurredDroste—No version is truly you, but it’s really not not you either!Did You Know?????????????????34% of internet users are in developing countries that make up 80% of world populationShanghai and Beijing contain as many internet users as the 15 least connected provinces in China that total 600 million people combinedU.S. still not top 10 country with highest cellular subscriber percentageAsia has 450 million mobile subscribers…twice the # as the Americas combinedU.S. generates more “e-waste” than any other nationAverage American depends on over 264 computers/dayFirst e-mail was sent in 1972More than a billion transistors are manufactured…every secondCost of transmitting 1 trillion bits of data from Boston to L.A.=$150,000 in 1997…=$.12 todayOPPORTUNITYDid You Know?????????????????Did You Know?????????????????What if nobody sees you as you see yourself?Family is no longer a substantial need, but rather a choiceProfessor Deuze can be found on 13 different sites on the webHe has an X-Box Live “gamecard” under the name ‘deusskinflower’Has edited/co-edited 3 journalsIndividual expressionalism is now our main valueRadio took 38 years to reach an audience of 50 million people…FaceBook took 2 yearsWorldwide population of internet=1.08 billion…in 1995 there were 20 million…in 2000 there were 400 million89% of internet users in Chile have “3rd world” education…70% in ChinaIceland has highest % of internet users (68%)…U.S. (56%)…Tajikistan (.1%)We experience a “filtered” life through mediaLove is becoming an industryHas written a book and is writing 3 more currentlyInternet=Fastest growing tool of communication…EVERU.S. has 199 million internet usersA total of 30 countries account for 79% of the world’s internet use when they represent 18% of the total population…Just kidding…Women represent 42% of internet usersDid You Know?????????????????…But not reallyYou are in control! You can change the world!

3. Droste—No version is truly you, but they’re really not not you either!

4. Did You Know?????????????????Professor deuze can be found on 13 different sites on the webHe has an X-Box Live “gamecard” under the name ‘deusskinflower’Mark hasbeen associated with 42 different blogs in the past 2 years

5. …But not reallyHas edited/co-edited 3 journalsHas written a book and is writing 3 more currentlyRefered to “Slayer” 300 times since 1st lecture……Just kidding……But not really

6. Women represent 42% of internet usersInternet=Fastest growing tool of communication…EVERRadio took 38 years to reach an audience of 50 million people…FaceBook takes 2 yearsWorldwide population of internet=1.08 billion…in 1995 there were 20 million…in 2000 there were 400 millionU.S. has 199 million internet usersIceland has highest % of internet users (68%)…U.S. (56%)…Tajikistan (.1%)89% of internet users in Chile have “3rd world” education…70% in ChinaWomen represent 42% of internet users

7. Shanghai and Beijing contain as many internet users as the 15 least connected provinces in China that total 600 million people combinedA total of 30 countries account for 79% of the world’s internet use when they represent 18% of the total population34% of internet users are in developing countries that make up 80% of world populationShanghai and Beijing contain as many internet users as the 15 least connected provinces in China that total 600 million people combined

8. Asia has 450 million mobile subscribers…twice the # as the Americas combinedU.S. has 199 million cellular subscribers…55% of the nation’s populationU.S. still not top 10 country with highest cellular subscriber percentageAs of 2002, worldwide mobile subscribers outnumber fixed-line subscribersAsia has 450 million mobile subscribers…twice the # as the Americas combined

9. Cost of transmitting 1 trillion bits of data from Boston to L.A.=$150,000 in 1997…=$.12 todayE-WasteU.S. contributes 220 million TONS of technological hardware wasteU.S. generates more “e-waste” than any other nationRandomAverage American depends on over 264 computers/dayFirst e-mail was sent in 1972More than a billion transistors are manufactured…every secondCost of transmitting 1 trillion bits of data from Boston to L.A.=$150,000 in 1997…=$.12 today