http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-21/the-first-five-years-of-the-iphone-obsession
”The First Five Years of the iPhone Obsession”
My smartphone is my friend, companion
and assistant. It knows my friends birthdays, my schedule and helps me remember
things to do. It is always there and can for example tell me when the next buss
is coming.
Larry Rosen states that nearly 30 % percent of people born after 1980 feel
anxious if they can’t check Facebook every few minute, and others repeatedly pat their pocket
to make sure the phone is there. I must admit that I often check my pockets to
see if my phone is with me. For me it is important to be available during the
day. I use my phone daily to check social media and the news, so I’m updated.
But then, a day without Facebook or Instagram is not a big deal for me, because
I know that if someone wants something important they give me a call or text
me.
The smartphone has changed our ways to communicate with each other. Today a short text is easier to send instead of making a call. Instead of having to ask the usually polite questions about how you are and how you are felling, with a text you can directly go on the issue why you are contacting that person. Still a phone call is more personal and for me the importance of making a call has increased.
But I think it is important to be able to put the phone aside and spend time with family and friends without the interruptions of buzzing phones and someone texting. At least you can have a dinner without the need to check your smartphone all the time.
To sum up my reflections, I think there is both good and bad sides of the new technology that I following us every day. I can understand that it can be stressful to always have the urge to check social media, but the smartphone has changed communication and has made the gap between me the outside world smaller.
