Social Networking

Change is a part of life. We encounter change everyday. Some changes have no effect on us, while some changes can alter our lifestyle. One certain type of change that has impacted every single creature on this planet is the technology. Technology has been evolving rapidly. Some forms of technology include medical technology, information technology, assistive technology, instructional technology, product technology, process technology, etc. 

Nowadays, technology is considered to be a part of every aspect of life. Humans are depended on technology because we feel that technology is created to make things easier. Technology has helped us achieve many great things in the world. The use of technology has allowed us to understand the world with a meaning behind what happens and why it happens. For example, NASA has been able to discover the different planets. We are able to connect with the world even when we are thousands of miles away from each other with a click of a button. 

We have come a long way with the changes that have been created through the use of technology. Some changes  have benefitted us, while other changes have degraded us as humans. The "dark side" of technology is that we are immensely depended on technology. Another dissatisfaction is that it reduces human value. 

As times evolved with the technology, we are well connected with each other, but we are not attached with the emotions as we would have been when technology wasn't a big part of life. "[W]hether the quality of their interactions is being diminished without the intimacy and emotional give and take of regular, extended face-to-face time." Coming from personal, I remember when I was growing up, I didn't have a cellphone and I would go and play outside. As times have gone by, I have noticed that kids these days don't go out and play as I used to. I see the kids with their smartphones and they play games on that. I feel that technology has negatively affected the creativity side of individuals in this new generation of technological world.

Technology is rapidly changing. We see that in the industry of smartphones. Every year, a new upgrade is introduced which is made to personalize the feeling of satisfaction to a certain individual. The technologies have been evolving and will be evolving as time progresses. But people will always rely back to the old school method which is compatible to their needs. The meaning of old school can vary based on the generation. "Using Linkedin, Steckerl says he can scout a group of job candidates in just half an hour. But if he wants to develop a relationship with any of them, he says there is no substitute for a much older social networking tool: the telephone."


Refereces:

1. Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting by Frank Langfitt, NPR, March 16, 2008. available from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6522523&sc=emaf
2. Antisocial Networking? by Hilary Stout, New York Times, May 2, 2010, p. ST1. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/fashion/02BEST.html