Author: Josh Halliday Newspaper: The Guardian Word Count: 337 Author: Josh Halliday Newspaper: The Guardian Word Count: 337 Technology has certainly made our lifestyles easier and helpful as it includes keeping up to date with the community and the world. However, technology is not always an advantage when it comes to any relations to crime, which is explained in this article about the uses of Blackberry Messenger (BBM) to organise the London riots of 2011. It was found out that this particular social network site has been popular within the hours before the riot has started. Further investigation shows that many members who are responsible, has used BBM, to authorize more members to join in the event, implying that
The internet today can even allow you to be in a virtual world and in that world you can be anywhere at any given place and time. The internet has evolved into a fast convenience in today’s society, so much so that you can now date online. Dr. Helene M. Lawson and Dr. Kira Leck researched the effects on internet dating in today’s society. They begin their research by asking a series of questions but before we can move on to the questions they asked, other questions need to be answered first. These question are: a) Why do people choose to date online?
With all the advantages of moving to the internet the online community continues to grow. Of course you can still do all your banking at the bank or go to the store to buy stuff, but times are changing. 40% of the Bank of America customers use the Online only account that charges a fee if you want to use the physical bank. With the way things are going our entire society could go completely online. With people relying on the internet for their everyday lives its no wonder that to some people think that internet should be considered a human right.
It is said that technology advances exponentially over time. Such progress has transcended the ability of the average person to access information and knowledge almost instantly at any given moment. In this age of the smartphone, people virtually have the world at their fingertips. Search engines like google and youtube give free access to websites and videos containing information that allows anyone with internet access to learn about,or how to do, almost anything. Generation Y is the first ever to be born with such easy access to so much information.
The invention of the internet has revolutionised the communication industry allowing for people to easily communicate to family and friends overseas through a variety of options. Some of these options are video calling such as Skype or instant messaging such as through Facebook. The whole communication industry has been directly or indirectly affected by the internet, with phone companies now offering low cost Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phone calls and making cheaper bundles when you buy their internet services and their home phone services. The internet has not only helped people to easily keep in touch, it has also created a knowledge boom allowing people to access Billions of documents and resources at the touch of a button. Mobile phones have also allowed people to always keep in touch with people when they are out and about.
“How Technology Has Changed Dating Patterns” Technology has changed the normal operations of the world. Due to technology individuals are able to communicate from continent to continent. Close interpersonal relationships are able to be formed and maintained through the use of the internet. In former technological advancements connections were made due to the use of email, which allowed individuals to connect quickly to one another. Next was the use of instant messaging.
These are quite of few social media sites I know of, which Face book, Twitter, Instagram, and snap chat. Social media is a technology of internet based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations that allow us to create and exchange user- generated writings. Social media, on the other hand, is a two-way street that gives you the ability to communicate. They offer great changes to communication between businesses, organizations, communities, and individuals. In Josh Roses’: How social media is having a positive impact on our culture, in Current Issues Page.612.
For example, teens love technology and Amy Goldwasser states that, “33 million Americans [are] fluent in texting, e-mailing, blogging, IM’ing and constantly amending their profiles on social network sites – which on average, 30 of their friends will visit every day, hanging out and writing about themselves” (Goldwasser 237). We have become obsessed with technology in that we are fluent in all the aspects. Younger generations tend to now rely on technology to become their social interaction with others instead of being face to face hanging out. By doing this it messes with the brain, thinking that is how interaction is supposed to happen, then when one does become face to face with another they become socially awkward. This tends to be more of a problem with kids today rather than adults.
Why Retailing Have Stopped Freaking Out About Showrooming By Brad Tuttle Business Time (Business & Money) In the last decade, the cell phone industry has become a huge market among consumers of all ages. With many features such as internet, it’s like having a mini computer in the palm of your hand. This article talks about a growing practice of consumers called “showrooming”. This is when a shopper uses their phone to compare prices on internet based companies on products offered in well-known stores like Target or Best Buy. Some phones even have the capability through the use of an app to scan the barcode of the product to get prices of items offered through the web-based companies like Amazon.com or Ebay.com.
Food companies have developed products that can be cooked in the microwave ovens in just a few minutes (and I don’t speak about fast food, but traditional dishes like lasagna, chicken with rice and so on). Another very good example is the computer. They have evolved so much during the past years and nowadays they are fast, small and affordable and nearly every family has a computer. Among others, this very useful device allows you to connect to the internet and look for any kind of information. Nowadays mostly everything is available on the internet.