Week 11: Reading 1

Adoption of innovation. . . . There are so many factors involved in one's adopting an innovation -- socio-economic status, ability, education, time, skepticism, risk-taking. I questioned the idea of only upper-class being early adopters (based on money) because it seems that so many poorer people are also embracers of new technology. The explanation of fads and trends clarified this, a low to middle class person may adopt a new innovation because it will give the appearance of being of the upper class. Pretty interesting. Outside of the realm of technology, it seems like fashion really takes to this too.

Personally, I can appreciate this s-curve in relations to cell phones. I've yet to join that band-wagon, and I've been watching the whole thing unfold over the past x years. It's not distrust of the innovation but rejection of what impact the innovation may have on my life. As it stands, not adopting it has impacted my life as pay-phones disappear.