Elitism In Tech Punditry

Everyday Digitals – As technology continues to seep its way into every facet of our daily lives the interest in consumer electronics has grown exponentially along with computers processing power. For years the audience that was attributed to discussing computers and gadgets were considered "nerds" by the masses and tended to skew towards the top half of the socio-economic latter. The tech journalist, pundits and critics that wrote about these products catered to a niche audience that used or even cared for a majority of the products that were released that wasn't a TV or plugged into a TV. However in the last 5-10 years technology has become a major part of all of our lives. A majority of the U.S. mobile phone market (57%) owns a smartphone of some kind and millions more own computers, laptops and tablets. Computers and consumer electronics have matured out of the awkward niche phase and are a worldwide phenomenon. Programmers are the new rock stars as names like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg are just as known as a Rihanna.