Considering the fact that I was born in the 90's, it's only fair I talk about personal experiences I've encountered with communication devices. When I was five or six, my mom bought me a pager (don't laugh) for my birthday. This was for emergency purposes. Now that I've gotten older and have really thought about things, giving me a pager wasn't really the smartest thing to do. Whose to say the page was really going to get delivered fast enough in an actual "emergency"? And if my mom had paged me 911, how was I going to return her page if I wasn't at home?
My first social networking page was on Blackplanet.com. No one really had profile pictures because scanners were not "in" like that. This was a good way to chat with my school friends after school or during computer class (hoping not to get caught by the teacher). Rating's on Blackplanet started rising after members were allowed to customize backgrounds, add music videos, pictures, and animations to make profiles unique. Then I was forced to deactivate my page because I started receiveing messages from pedophiles.
Those two types of communication were the most importantto me because, now, today, in 2010, if you're still utilizing these, you're viewed as being wierd or old school. Today we have cell phones, which plays a major part because it's the most domonate source of communication used. If you don't have a cell phone, let along an "up to date" cell phone, why? how do reach people in case of emergencies? Do you actually talk on the house phone? Blackplanet still has great numbers of ratings, Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter have taken over. Facebook is operating in more than 30 countries. Although media claims these social sites to be dangerous, I highly encourage them because it's a great way to keep in touch with old class mates, friends, family, and current events.
So what's your communication Upgrade???
this is a fun topic I almost forgot about the pager (lol). Yet the upgrade we did in technology prove how we are improving as people.
ReplyDeleteI find it entertaining that, despite all the miraculous upgrades in communication technology, the most effective way to notify people in case of a public emergency is a still a big loud horn in the center of town.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog technology improves each and everyday but i still feel as if our communication devices are still the same but with more and more features soon to be a down fault just waiting to be overloaded and shut down.
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