Annalise+Blairs+Surplus+notes

What i know :

-Over production or cut off of something = Rage, over population, angry criminals. -To much free time= Watch T.V. -People watch to much T.V. - T.V. can isolate you away from family and friends and life. -Wiki is good for finding opinions on things not facts. -people pay attention to the product more then the consumer -people always want to be in the right because they think they know everything. -Technology advances fast.

What I need to know:

-Why is the author talking about liquor and trying to talk about T.V. and cognitive surplus? -Where did the author get all his facts and where did he research. -What is the author trying to prove to his readers. -why is the typical persons daily routine: Work, sleep, watch T.V.

What I learned:

-Industrialization -The Gin Craze -Someone born in the 1960s to now has averaged 50,000 hours of T.V. and expected to watch 30,000 more hours. -Watching T.V. could be a sign of un-happiness -T.V. For the past 50 years increases in viewing every year. -People gain imaginary friends after watching T.V. so long? - Television plays a huge role in materialistic values - After Pluto was declined a planet in 2006, people edited the wiki page for Pluto so much -Americans watch roughly bout 2 billion hours a year - Teens watch t.v. less then elders -Watching to much T.V. is a source of up-happiness. -Ushahidi is a site developed to help citizens track outbreak of ethnic violence in Kenya. -Once you've figured out how to tap the surplus in a way that people care about, others can replicate your technique, over and over, around the world.