Friday, September 12, 2014

Our smartphones: the bridge between us and the modern world


            Doesn’t it seem convenient? Checking your smartphone and being able to instantly become connected with the world through facebook, facebook messenger, texting etc. Nowadays, we are able to discover new things in ways which we’ve never imagined. As we’ve covered in class, some huge benefits handed to us by Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) include: making us available at practically any point in the day to people across the globe, revolutionizing collaboration and rendering distance and time obsolete. Very little actual movement is required for us to reach out and make friends who we may not actually meet that often in person.

            While I was made aware of multimedia before, I began being exposed to it on a regular basis when my parents got me a laptop and iPhone. As time went on, I felt as though I could identify with almost anything that people were talking about with their friends. It was also during this time when I came to the realization that multimedia communication is actually unavoidable, especially with the way professors (such as we do during class) now like to deliver their lectures. It felt like an instant dose of adrenaline. Whenever my days seem too long and gloomy, I can sit down anywhere, pull my iPhone out, and google a bundle of stuff which will almost certainly get my mind off of what is actually going on. This can be very useful in trying to cope during tough times.

            Our smartphones are only continuing to become more advanced each year, with new added features which render other devices effectively obsolete. I use my phone to coordinate pretty much every single meeting that I have now, whether it is important or not. Multimedia communication is inevitable. Pretty much wherever we go, it will follow us. It is rapidly becoming almost like a necessity and will likely remain that way for future generations.

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