Heather
Clark
Comm
115
Communication
Technology
Twenty years ago who would have thought technology would
be where it is today. Over two decades ago the main source of communication people
were really using was face to face, or writing letters to each other. Now if I wanted
to get ahold of someone I have many different ways that I could go about doing
it. I can call but now a days who calls anyone anymore? I am more likely to send
a text, tweet them, write on their wall, or even address them in a blog. The technology’s
that have come about in the past twenty years has changes people lives for for
better.
Let’s think about Facebook, it really all started with Myspace
but no one ever really uses that anymore. I personally have been able to keep up
with people I probably would of lost communication with years ago if it wasn’t for
this amazing asset. Whether it be friends that have moved away or friends that I
have been able to reconnect with. I have even heard of stories that men and
women are reconnecting with their high school sweet hearts through Facebook 20
years later and getting married. If it wasn’t for this webpage these people may
have never crossed paths again. It can also be an asset to your financial development.
I personally have started my own business that has is very much Facebook based,
I share pictures answer questions and meet new people.
Another great aspect of new communications is blogging,
what better way to share your personal ideas with people all over then to be
able to post them to something that is accessible to people all over the world.
It has even gone as far as being able to make money from blogging. The best part about this is being able to do
this from the comfort of your own home. Maybe late at night when all your kids
are asleep is the only real time you have to reflect upon your most personal
thoughts and options on things. There is one down fall that I can think of is
that blogging is free rein for anyone to write anything on their pages so when
it comes to research and students that are getting information off these blogs
you needs to make sure that they are coming from a reliable source before using
the information that is provided.
Who wants to go to the mall around Christmas time and
fight through hundreds of people to get the perfect gift? After searching you
then have to wait in a line that takes more time to get through then it
actually took to find the item you were searching for. Shopping online again
gives you the ability to do so in the comfort of your home, office, car, and
even work (if your boss allows). The deals that you get online may even beat
the deals that you are getting in store. In fact many places for example Victoria
Secret has products of their websites that they don’t even carry in store and
if asked for they will direct you to go on their website. The only down side could
be paying for shipping but there are plenty of deals you can find that allow
you to avoid this all together.
The biggest proof of how communication has changed in the
past twenty years is that pretty little smart phone you carry around with you
every second of every day. What can’t you do with your smart phone? Besides all
the social networking I listed before you can also keep a healthy diet, play
all sorts of games, get help with your school work, and keep things organized
as well as hundreds and hundreds of others. All you really have to do is search
for a certain app in the app store and I’m sure you will have quite a bit of different
options.
As you reflect back on twenty years of communication
advances that have been make I can’t help but think about the future. What can
we possibly have in even ten more years that we don’t already have now? On the
other hand I don’t think if you asked someone back when if they thought we
would have all we do now they would be able to tell you they believed that it
would happen either. The communication world is ever changing and we as
consumers have to keep up with these changes in order to receive the benefits.
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