The Future of Society

If we can say one thing about the future, it's that it will definitely be integrated with social networking technology. I like the idea of a device worn like a pair of glasses, or even neural implants that can enhance your natural vision, that enhance reality and annotate everything you see with basic information about it. Users can choose what information they want to portray about themselves and what information they want to see, if any, about others. Everything will be interwoven and controlled by the mind. You think about what the specials are at a local restaurant you like and the menu pops up in your HUD. You like what you see and decide to make a reservation, that's when a timetable of available reservations for the restaurant pops up and you choose what time you want to arrive and with how many people. You can even pre-order your food and have it be ready when you arrive to save time, all while walking home from work. Certain safety devices will have to be implemented, like the device turns off while driving in a vehicle, but the vehicle can still display important road information on a designated section of the windshield. Cell phone type services will go hand in hand with this device and cell phone numbers will be a thing of the past. Instead, you will just be calling a person, not their number. Texting and all the other great technology associated with cell phones today will be included in the device. Another aspect of the device will be crime. As long as authorities can identify a suspect, they can track him using his implants and, although a probably controversial subject, even possibly be able to "shut him down" and put him into a deep sleep for easier apprehension. The future of social networking is extremely bright and i think there are possibilities out there that no one has even though of yet and will hopefully one day become a great asset to our society. The faster information moves, the better society functions and when everything is connected and information moves freely and at the speed of light between all people and things, anything is possible.