In my life so far, the top three most influential technologies for communication have been e-mail, texting (including group texting), and social media (primarily Facebook). E-mail has shaped my life positively by being able to communicate professionally. Whether I need to communicate via e-mail with bosses, colleagues, or coworkers; e-mail has been an essential tool to be able to do so professionally, especially when face to face is not an option. A way that e-mail has had a negative impact on my life is if I neglect it. Even when you are on vacation, out with family, or sick in bed; the e-mails keep coming and the pile up can be overwhelming to get through. This is especially true when you are managing multiple e-mail accounts. Another negative impact is when e-mail is the only type of communication with someone. Through my experience, I have found that you can only say so much through written words, especially through email. The best communication with people goes through multiple mediums, of talking in person (or on the phone) as well as through e-mail.
Texting has had a big impact on my life. I grew up without a phone, however, in my last years of high school my parents bought me one. Since then, texting has been a crucial way of communicating with my friends, family, and peers. Texting, first of all is very convenient. Most people text back within a couple hours and it allows for informal conversation. Group texting has played a key part in my life as well. Group
Texting allows us to stay in touch with others in a most efficient way. We type a quick text, hit send, and in a matter of seconds our recipient has our text. Receiving a text is fast, but typing out a clear, concise
Texting is very impersonal and not a substitute for real conversations because you cannot see the other person’s expressions and emotions. Texting each other is also not the same as having a real conversation because the definition of a conversation is “the informal exchange of spoken words” according to the dictionary. You cannot tell if they thrilled, uncomfortable, or sad because you cannot hear them. People lose interest in each other without real conversations (Psycentral’s article 5). This leads to a decline in real friendships or relationships. Sure you can text 50 different people at once, but you cannot replicate a real conversation with any of those people. The more you text your friends, rather than really conversing with each other, the more you’re isolating yourself from real
I don't know a person that doesn't have a phone. Today you almost have to have a cell phone to survive and communicate with other people. We take advantage of what we do have and we focus on what we don't have. Texting is huge today. But as we go on there are more and more “latest and greatest” things coming out.
Texting is a fast and efficient way of communicating. Whether it comes to contacting your distant friends or receiving emergency information from your doctor, you can get responses form the person you are texting in more seconds. Many of us are
Text messaging can also be a convenient way to reach parents. Many parents work and may find it difficult to be able to answer a phone call. Text messaging allows parents to respond quickly to a question or concern. Parents are also more likely to ask a teacher a question if they have multiple ways to reach her.
We hear a lot these days about texting - the ability to get/send a text message from/to anyone, anywhere, via wireless networks and some kind of portable device, which might be a fancy pager, a digital cellphone or a palmtop computer. The technology is here, though it doesn't work everywhere yet. We could argue about how affordable or reliable texting is, but we can't deny it exists and will probably become more widespread. But is this a good thing? In my opinion, there are certain ways in which texting affects many teenagers.
Texting does have a tremendous impact on formal writing. Texting has its downfalls and benefits. New technology had a huge impact on society education and communication
The ability to communicate quickly and efficiently allows for the transmission of important data instantaneously. One such example of this is emergency text messages that can be provided to individuals for natural disasters. Should a natural disaster be about to affect an area such as a tornado, sever storm, flood, etc., people that live in that area can have emergency texts sent to their phones to warn them about the impending danger. This can literally save the lives of those who would have been otherwise caught unaware of the potential danger that they were in. Additionally, text messaging allows for people to maintain personal relationships with those that they do not have the ability to see on a regular basis. As a study showed, the average teenager uses the text message for about 54% of their interactions with their friends. Face-to-face talking was actually the third most used method of communication, weighing in at 33%. The ability of instant, efficient communication that the text message provides can help people maintain a relationship with a friend when the two literally live on opposite sides of the country (Minshall, 2012).
Texting has many effects. When I think of texting many dangerous and unethical behaviors come to mind. We all know texting has a brief history, many people prefer texting to talking on the phone, and texting has its own problems when misuse. When we are texting communication is lost and is in considered of others and mostly affecting people’s health.
Well by using email they are able to talk to each other more, and this makes families closer. I used to use email a lot more to communicate with my family back home, but since my mom told me about instant messenger I use them. Instant messenger is better then email because you are talking directly to the person. Instant messenger is also free like email so you don’t have a phone bill to worry about. Since I have been using instant messenger I think by using the internet to communicate with my family and friends it has brought us closer. Another positive impact of the internet is that you can buy things off the internet. I know a lot of people that do a lot of shopping for gifts and presents on the internet.
How does electronic communication affect our social behavior as a whole and our psychological development? Communication is an important part of life. We all do it in a daily basis whether it’s face-to-face or through electronics. Communicating through the internet helps us as it decreases a bit in the time that it would usually take for us to keep in touch with our loved ones. However, it also takes away from the face-to-face interaction we would have with them. One of the most popular ways that people communicate electronically is through text messaging. Just like all the other diverse ways that allows us to communicate electronically such as email, instant messaging, social media etc., text messaging affects us both positively and negatively. Actually we are affected both positively and negatively with just the ability to communicate and interact with others electronically. Electronic Communication tends to affects us socially and psychologically; Socially: in a way that it allows us to keep in touch with our loved ones, especially those who live far from us, however it distracts some of us from our priorities; Psychologically: one can be affected in a
Texting is an easier way to have small conversations and is more convenient. Texting can be faster and easier than calling. Although it is faster and easier, it can cause confusion or take longer because of further explanation. When reading a message, you have to interpret the emotion and tone of voice used. Sometimes a nice remark can be perceived as offensive or sarcastic when texted. Texting takes full concentration and thought, making it organized and professional. Texting can be documented in order to refer back to previous conversations. You can save memories from the past and communicate and send pictures through text messages. Texting is a quick, easy way to communicate, but for long or personal conversations, you may want to make a phone
Technology has revolutionized communication and the world like nothing before. The Internet has given the world a freedom never explored in the past. The Internet has broken communication barriers to an extreme level. Now day’s two people from two different countries can talk or chat without interactions. Internet has given people the ability to connect forever through social networking. Some of the biggest world social networking services are Facebook and Twitter. Through technology communication is made much easier, but the communication with the people that are right next to us might be getting weak. Technology has its positive and negative impacts on society. It could keep us informed, but it could also affect anyone’s communication life. Even though it’s an easy communication barrier it’s being over used by society every day. The Internet has charge everyone and everything over the years, it has giving us the ability to be informed on a much deeper level. Families are losing their communication, but not just because of technology. Not everything is positive when it’s about technology. It could help us connect no matter the distance, but we could lose communication and relationships. The world has not yet notice that losing important face to face communication because of technology it’s important.
The main cause of the texting craze is the ability to send and receive quick messages. It is simpler than making a phone call and getting caught up in a conversion when your time is limited. It also allows you to share and respond instantly so there is a sense of always being connected to peers. Texting has become more popular than talking on the phone or even face to face. So much so that “texting has become the way that adolescents forge social bonds, and texting between adolescents often serves to promote social cohesion in peer groups”
Peterson, 2009). Students use texting more because it is an easier way of communicating. The downside of it being a faster and easier way to