VIdeo Reaction

I found the YouTube video to be very interesting and entertaining. I didn't know what to expect when it first started and soon found myself really intrigued with the music along with the changing video aspects. I think that Web 2.0 can bring both a positive and negative effect on people entering the work force. First, it can allow a person to instantly be in touch with hundreds of companies by posting a resume or creating a page about their qualifications and goals as a part of the workforce. It can also allow companies to research clients and communicate efficiently when it comes to the matter of time. However, Web 2.0 is scary because of the windows it does open. Privacy no longer exists between all the links and databases on the internet. People no long have to impress a company with their social skills or charm; instead, just a posted resume with countless pages of records seems to be sufficient. Yes, people trying to get into the workforce are more available to companies, but are they truely concerned with giving the company their best?
As for people already in the workforce, the information available at the click of a mouse is incredible. Companies can pull up records of past companies to see what strategies worked and which ones didn't. Companies can also deal with their clientel completely online-more efficient in some eyes, less in others. Time is so crucial these days, Web 2.0 seems like a saving grace, yet what about personal interviews? social communication? shaking someone's hand? With this increased technology we are furthuring our capabilities but what are we doing to our social networks?
I think that the video hits the nail on the head when it states that we will have to rethink everything. We have to take a second look at everything on the web to make sure that it is legitimate and that we can trust the information. We no longer have the person to person contact through which we determined what was trustworthy and what wasn't. Everything in our lives is being done through technology- our schedules, meetings, shopping, research, and our communication skills are being channeled through these high tech machines. Letters are no longer fast enough, so we use email instead. Calendars are dated, so we use palm pilots. Personal meetings take too much time, so conference calls are set up to make huge decisions. Technology is changing not to keep up with people, instead, the people are changing to keep up with the technology.