Katherine O'Donnell

Yes, I definitely think the biggest issue with an app like this would be privacy. I have a good feeling that a lot of Americans would feel the way you do about having their health data in the government’s hands in this way.. This would absolutely need to be addressed before it was launched!

I was thinking federally because on the back end I was thinking that the logistics for the distribution of the drug on the backend would be done federally, but I guess I’m not sure how that is going to play out! Integrating this with apps like the one PA has already launched would be a great idea!

This is a really great idea Misha! My mom is an elementary school teacher who has been trying to find better ways to communicate with her students virtually since this whole thing started last spring. I think it would be a lot easier for her if everyone was able to communicate through one platform like you mentioned. However, as the perfect…[Read more]

I completely agree with you Aisha! I think that when it comes to saving lives from senseless gun violence, it’s worth paying the price of privacy. What would you think about AI that more closely monitored who was looking up (or posting about) violent ideas like school shootings. We’ve heard time and time again about domestic terrorists posting…[Read more]

I was also thinking about writing on how the app could help with the public perception’s of the vaccine and ultimately convince more people to get it! I definitely agree that this would be an issue.

I think this is a great idea Sean! I think the biggest problem with having health data out there is the issues around privacy. Even though these ideas are mostly talking about preventative care, I wonder how many people out there would want this information being fed to their health insurer. There’s a fine line between some of the information you…[Read more]

It is really interesting how COVID-19 has affected the health care industry. There are obviously some things you need to go into the doctors office for, but improvements to telehealth services do seem like the safest way for providers to interact with highly contagious patients (whose symptoms are not life threatening of course). If you have mild…[Read more]

You make a lot of good points! I think that on the small scale, “Influencer Marketing” is actually pretty useful from the marketing standpoint. It’s easiest to provide people with products that fulfil their needs if we are able to pinpoint exactly what resonates with each individual consumer. However, I do think it’s been taken too far at this…[Read more]

It’s funny because I remember being so impressed every year when the newest iPhone and even the iPods were so different from year to year that you felt like you had to get the new one. Apple definitely is not as innovative as it once was. – to me, it seems like the phones are the exact same every single year and your post confirms that! I have…[Read more]

I think the tough thing about misinformation on the Internet is that unless the powers at be on Facebook or Twitter catch it fast enough, so many people are going to spread the false information that putting a “fact check” feature on posts is not going to be enough. I feel like half of my Facebook friends would honestly believe news they read…[Read more]

I didn’t know we could do animations/gifs in these post! Very cool!

I do think it’s interesting how each social media is using their own different algorithms to display posts for users. I have always wondered if Facebook and Instagram were using the same algorithms since Facebook owns Instagram, but it seems like it’s different based on your…[Read more]

While I understand why monopolies are often broken up by the government, as a consumer I do think it would be extremely inconvenient if it happened to these companies. Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are all ingrained in all of our every day lives at this point. If this does happen, I think the law makers are going to have to make sure to try…[Read more]

While I understand that the data collected from voice assistants is very useful to marketers/advertisers, from a consumer side I do think it’s creepy when my phone pulls up an add for something I was just talking about! This is one of the reasons we don’t have an Alexa and we keep the microphone on our Google Home off (we basically just use it as…[Read more]

As a long time Facebook user, this is definitely tough to think about! I think personally that my issue with the way social media/tech companies are using our data is the lack of transparency. For years, these sites have been compiling this information and creating profiles about me to sell to advertisers without my explicit permission (besides…[Read more]

I’m sad to say that I definitely do not ever read the terms and conditions for anything. My fiance was even upset with me because I did not even read our lease to our new apartment. Like you mention in your post, I would rather just have access to the service (whether it’s a new social media account or my own apartment) and deal with any…[Read more]

Thanks for this read Hannah! I think self-driving trucks could make the delivery of goods so much more efficient, especially, when you consider how many truck drivers spend their time on the road at night. Self driving trucks would eliminate the drivers on the road late at night who could potentially crash or fall asleep, as you describe. If most…[Read more]

I have seen these robots in Giant and I find them very freaky! I believe I had previously heard (in my local grocer) that their presence was (somehow) able to prevent theft/shoplifting. However, after reading your article, I realize how many different applications these robots could have. If robots are programmed with a store’s layout, they would…[Read more]