Unlike the blog post from yesterday, I knew within 15 seconds what video was going to be the subject of this post. About three months ago, I saw this video posted on my Facebook news feed. To be perfectly honest, the adorable face of a little Asian baby girl is what first drew me in. A minute and a half later, the video concluded and I was in tears in my office.
Even though I am a HUGE fan of technology and the ways that it makes life easier for many people, I often feel like there can be a lot of disadvantages to progressive technology that go unnoticed and will only be noticed when these issues become too large to ignore. Things like less human interaction which can lead to social issues & anxiety and the quickened pace of day-to-day life which might lead to less meaningful moments and a lower quality of life. The YouTube video I chose shows a way in which technology can be utilized for a more meaningful purpose and is quite unforgettable. Plus, you can't ignore the dynamic way this father chose to show his love for his child. I wonder how many people will recreate this exact idea. I already know of one person: MYSELF. :)
I have been seeing some discussion about this. I think it's an ad for Google Plus that is run in Europe. In the US it is against the COPPA child protection laws for the internet for kids under age 13 to have social media accounts that collect personal information. So google is shutting down accounts of kids under 13. I know of at least two parents who had their kid's accounts locked and shut down as soon as they signed up for G+ and gave their birthday year.(which is required in the profiles now). So any google products you use if you are under 13, you can't. So making an email account for your kids is against all google product TOS. wild, eh?
ReplyDeleteIt definitely is wild! I assumed the father created the account for himself and just wrote e-mails to the dear.sophie.lee account from the dear.sophie.lee account. That way they would accumulate in the Inbox and he would just give her the login information someday.
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