| We're discussing Powerpoint on one mailing list I'm on and the thread addresses the question of whether we should hold technologies accountable for the uses to which they are inevitably put. It seems apropos to recommend one of my favorite books: Things That Make Us Smart by Donald Norman. He has a wonderful sarcastic saying: "It probably won an award". It's derisive and spot on, in my opinion, capturing the tension between genuinely empowering tools and tools that win awards, mostly for looking pretty. This is one of the seminal modern books on the subject of human relationships to
technology. Anyone working in the field of the Internet and nonprofits should read it.
Posted: 6/24/01; 6:18:54 PM # |
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