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.
I agree with your point of view regarding the smartphone as a friend and assistant.
SvaraRaderaIn some cases i even think the smartphones help lonely people with few friends to keep in touch with others online, as they wear the phone all the time and talk online they dont feel lonely.
You mentioned that you check the news on your smartphone on daily basis and this is one of the biggest changes with smartphones, people in all ages checks news more commonly and i can hear more young people talk about news on my days than before. News was something young pople just listened to or watched if they was infront of the tv or was passing by when parents was watching tv. Now with big websites like Aftonbladet in a portal format on your smartphone or social media spreding news very fast you catch up alot more.
/Sinan
Interesting!
SvaraRaderaHaha, after reading this I guess I could say that my smartphone is also my friend. A very helpful friend!
And I also check my pockets every now and then to check if my "friend" is still there. I mean, I couldnt live without him, could I?
Anyway, it really makes us connected to the rest of the world as you say. And I agree with you saying it changes our way to communicate. I mean, sometimes I send a text message rather then calling my friends or family.
And when I think of it like that, it makes me sad. Imean, a phone call, is it really that time-consuming? No, its not!
Good thoughts, keep it up!
I agree that the Iphone can be a good help in life if used right. As long as you are in control as when to use it and not vice versa. Feeling anxious for not being able to check Facebook or other social media at any time is letting the phone be in control. The world won't come to an end if you don't check the latest status on Facebook for a day, two days or even a week. As you say, people can always call if there is something important that needs to be told, just like people did long before the Iphone/smartphone era.
SvaraRadera