Week one - Respose to content

New Communication Technologies 

Today we have so many ways to communicate it is hard to pick one out and stick to it.

And it has all developed in just a few decades. I can't even remember how the first computers and cellphones looked, I don't even think I was born. Modern technology has it's positive sides and negative sides to it, as everything else. 

This is how the scientists from RAND corporation pictured a home computer in the year 2004. 

I can tell you know, they couldn't be more wrong.

Positive

- Almost no matter where you are in the world, you can get a hold of each other. 

- You can travel easier

- Learn more, do more. 

- You can have a say in what's going on in the world. 

- Update yourself faster.

Negative

- People are less active and social. They stay at home and play video games in stead of going out to play. - Or talk on the phone or chat on the Internet instead of meeting up for a coffee and talk face to face. 

- People get mean, cause they think they can't get caught writing evil things to others or planing bad things. It's like they turn into someone else. A lot of bullying goes on through web sites, and may lead to terrible things for the one being bullied. 

- Information about things and people that were not supposed to come out, leaks out. People get addicted, which can lead to health issues. 

- Kids gets influenced by violent games, you might get cancer from cell phones etc. 

Martin Cooper with the first public sold cell phone

Yes, there are many good things about modern technology. The fact that you can just pick up your phone or laptop, google something and have the answer to you question in your hands in two seconds, is pretty awesome. There are so many games you can have fun with, so much music to listen to and insanely much to read. But the fact that we trick ourselves into believing that being on Facebook is more social than taking that step out the door and meet up with someone, is horrible. 

Then we have things like Skype. When you're on the other side of the world missing someone, wishing they were there with you, it's great to be able to see their face when you talk to them, and be able to show them things and see them smile. Even though it's just a screen, it feels a bit real right there and then. And who knows, maybe in a few years they will have developed something that can make holograms of the person your talking to appear in your living room. Would be pretty cool if you ask me.