Journal entry 1 With the Good comes the bad

Pros and cons of communication technology

Communication technology is manifested in different forms and these forms can vary from cells phones, pagers, internet and whatnot. These have impacted society greatly and have opened up new opprtunities in our lives. Everyday we see the pros and cons of communication technology and companies follow the trends of urban communnities and target consumers based on their census. This provides for us in many ways in which we sometimes forget to realize the negative effect that is taking action.

An example of communication technology are cellphones. This mobile device has become a trend with its wide variety of applications. This innovation from the telephone has presented much impact in our lives from businesses to teenagers. With cellphones we are able to communnicate almost anywhere in the world, we can also organize our daily schedule plans and can entertain us with its many features. Some of these features been taken from other forms of technology like cameras and mp3 players which slowly replaces the need for that specific device when it is included in a cellphone, so intentionally we save money. Disadvantages also come with cellphones some of which include the services that we use with cellphones to help us communicate. Some people complain about bad reception because of the landscape and environment interrupting the process. There is also health risks due to the radiation that is emmitted from cell phones. Concentration when in a situation like driving is reduced from talking in a cell phone and has caused many accidents over time. The next example is the internet and has become the most popular in communication technology from its discovery. The internet allows us to communnicate in various ways like e-mail and webcam chat. Through the internet we can access other people's infromation and share their's and even our own with the entire world. The sharing of files however, opens us up to an invasion of privacy and causes some form of harm to us whether it be physical or emotional.

In conclusion communnication technology has different views from which it can be seen and that where good things come bad things come as well.