By Ahmed BaherApplication to IE GMBASeptember 2014 Intake

J - How do you imagine social interaction within 10 years, taking into consideration the impact of technology on human relations?

There are 6.8 billion people on the planet. 5.1 billion of them own a cell phone, but only 4.2 billion own a toothbrush. (Source: Mobile Marketing Association Asia)

In some countries, there are more mobile subscriptions than there are people. (Source: Mobile Marketing Association) (How can this be? It’s because some people own more than one mobile phone.)

Technology Revolution in the 21st Century

(Smart Phones)

Social media is no longer used by the young and the restless. It is global and embedded in every corner of the web.

72% of all internet users are now active on social media 18-29 year olds have an 89% usage The 30-49 bracket sits at 72% 60 percent of 50 to 60 year olds are active on social media In the 65 plus bracket, 43% are using social media Time spent on Facebook per hour spent online by country. Here are the top three. USA citizens get

the top gong at 16% followed by the Aussies at 14 minutes and the Brits at 13 minutes.71% of users access social media from a mobile device. (Source: Jeff Bullas)

Technology Revolution in the 21st Century (Social Media)

Technology Revolution in the 21st Century(Social Media)

The Internet is available almost everywhere and to everyone

Technology Revolution in the 21st Century

Internet users in 2012 as a percentage of a country's populationSource: International Telecommunications Union.

(Internet)

How these Technology trends affected Human’s Social Life Today?

Smart Phones

Internet Social Media

Human Social

Interaction

How these Technology trends affected Human’s Social Life Today?

Positive Effect

• Richer communication between people despite of geographical location• 24/7 Instant news update from all the over the world.• Unlimited access of information and resources over the web• The world become a small village

How these Technology trends affected Human’s Social Life Today?

Negative Effect• People spend more time checking their phones more than looking and talking

to other people around them in regular outings• People use more on social media to get their friends and family news. No need

to call or to meet someone any longer• Online time is easting up from Face-to-Face time

How social interaction within 10 years will look like ?

How social interaction within 10 years will look like ?

While It is hard to imagine how social interaction within 10 years will look like but I can predict some of it from:

R&D for Future ProjectsSI-FI Movies

What are the Major companies’ R&D project for the future ?

Google Glass displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free format. Wearers communicate with the Internet via natural language voice commands.

Google Glasses

Smart Home appliances

• Samsung and LG are working on Next generation Home appliances like Smart Fridge, Smart over, etc.

• Smart Appliances connect to the internet to:

Get instructions online from the user like heating dinner till user get back home

Order food automatically online if the Fridge is running out of some items

Send messages to other family members

How the film makers see our world in the future ?

“Surrogates” 2009 StorylinePeople are living their lives remotely from the safety of their own homes via robotic surrogates -- sexy, physically perfect mechanical representations of themselves. It's an ideal world where crime, pain, fear and consequences don't exist. When the first murder in years jolts this utopia, FBI agent Greer discovers a vast conspiracy behind the surrogate phenomenon and must abandon his own surrogate, risking his life to unravel the mystery. [Source imdb]

“HER” 2013 StorylineTheodore is a lonely man in the final stages of his divorce. When he's not working as a letter writer, his down time is spent playing video games and occasionally hanging out with friends. He decides to purchase the new OS1, which is advertised as the world's first artificially intelligent operating system, "It's not just an operating system, it's a consciousness," the ad states. Theodore quickly finds himself drawn in with Samantha, the voice behind his OS1. As they start spending time together they grow closer and closer and eventually find themselves in love. Having fallen in love with his OS, Theodore finds himself dealing with feelings of both great joy and doubt. As an OS, Samantha has powerful intelligence that she uses to help Theodore in ways others hadn't, but how does she help him deal with his inner conflict of being in love with an OS? [source imdb]

So where are we going in the next 10 years?

Good News

• Better Technologies that will make our life much easier• More access to information• Richer communications method• Technology advances show people

a more efficient way to do things.

Bad News • The more advanced society becomes technologically, the

more people begin to depend on computers and other forms of technology for everyday existence.

• Humans will live in isolation and interact more through these new technologies rather than spending time with other Real Humans

• New Governments regulations will appear to encourage people to use these technologies to avoid direct interaction to reduce crime rate, spread of disease, etc.

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