There was a time when being socially connected meant
meeting your friends at a movie or fast food place to hang out. Now being
socially connected means liking each other’s posts on Facebook or being a part
of a group text. Smartphones have caused people to be more connected to the
world, but they may be less connected to those in their immediate space.
Smartphones have changed society because many people no
longer view them as a device; they see them as a part of their body. They are
never far away from them. In the following article, Alena Hall suggests the
signs of a healthy relationship with your smartphone: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/23-signs-you-have-a-healthy-relationship-with-your-smartphone_559d6014e4b01c2162a5b339
If a healthy relationship is not achieved, smartphones can be more of negative than a positive. With their technological and connectivity capabilities, they are becoming more of a computer and less of a phone. While the purpose of a phone is two-sided interaction, a computer is all about one sided postings. As updates come along and new innovations are realized, it is important that people take responsibility to remove themselves from the computer components and re-introduce the phone capabilities back into their user toolbox.
If a healthy relationship is not achieved, smartphones can be more of negative than a positive. With their technological and connectivity capabilities, they are becoming more of a computer and less of a phone. While the purpose of a phone is two-sided interaction, a computer is all about one sided postings. As updates come along and new innovations are realized, it is important that people take responsibility to remove themselves from the computer components and re-introduce the phone capabilities back into their user toolbox.
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