View Tim Berners-Lee’s TED talk, “A Magna Carta for the Web” (2014); it’s under 7 minutes long, you can view it on YouTube if you prefer, and there’s an Interactive Transcript also. You are strongly encouraged to also read or view one or more of the optional materials for this week. You should then post to the discussion board, answering either of the following questions: Among the “more hopeful” predictions that Pew presents, what are you most excited about in the future of the Internet, and why, and what specific pitfalls or dangers do you see as coming along with the new possibilities? Among the “less hopeful” predictions that Pew presents, what most concerns you in the future of the Internet, and why, and what can/should we do going forward to alleviate or avoid this risk? You should directly reference the “Digital Life in 2025” article (include a page number from the PDF), and may also refer to the required video and other materials you explored. Since there are many optional materials and many options in the assigned reading, make sure you tell us what you read/viewed. Also, be sure and make it clear which of these two questions you are addressing. This is Tim Berners-Lee’s TED talk, “A Magna Carta for the Web” (2014); YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCplocVemjo Option Materials: Selected Pew reports on the future of the internet (note that you can simply read the brief summary, or read some or all of the longer complete report for any of these): Selected Pew reports on the future of the internet (note that you can simply read the brief summary, or read some or all of the longer complete report for any of these): Pew’s “The Internet of Things Will Thrive By 2025” (Anderson & Rainie, 2014) Pew’s “Net Threats” (Anderson & Rainie, 2014) Pew’s “Killer Apps in the Gigabit Age” (Rainie, Anderson & Connolly, 2014) Pew’s “Cyber Attacks Likely to Increase” (Rainie, Anderson & Connolly, 2014) Video: Jonathan Zittrain, “Let’s Decide the Future of the Internet Before it’s Decided for Us” (2015): YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjwdsmQHIcA