Describe how using social networking technologies changes how you communicate with your family and friends.
I started using social media technologies to communicate with family and friends when I was in middle school. It first started with MSN Hotmail, then to Myspace, and now I use Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. When I first started using social media, I basically used it to have short conversations with friends. As I started using social media more, it turned into a way to stay in touch with many of my friends and family. Social media is also a nice way to be more open and outgoing, since everyone has the privacy of being behind a computer screen.
Other than my parents and siblings, most of my family lives a few hours away. Therefore, I use Facebook to stay in touch with many of my cousins and aunts. Most of the communication is small talk, however with the progression of social media, I am now able to see many pictures of them and their families. Social media has been a nice way to stay in touch with my family since I am unable to see them very frequently.
I also use social media to stay in touch and meet new friends. Most of my interaction with my friends is done on Facebook and Twitter. I have recently started using LinkedIn, which is a professional social networking site that allows me to network and build new connections. This will hopefully be beneficial in my future when I am looking for a full time career.
As a general theme, social networking technologies have allowed me to stay in touch with family and friends, and it has also allowed me to meet new people. I plan on continuing to use social media technologies for these same reasons, and I am excited to see some of the new features that will be coming out in the future. (I like have the ability to use Skype software of Facebook...more friends and much more convenient).
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Reflective Blogging Assignment #4
Consider the impact of personal networking devices, in terms of the environment. What do you think are the biggest areas of immediate impact? How about long term impact?
The topic of personal networking devices effect on our environment is a fairly controversial topic for a few reasons. First, the signals produced to connect to the internet makes an unnatural signal that might hurt our environment over time. But another aspect is the materials that these devices are being made from. There are currently some devices being made that are made from renewable products, however when comparing this to the total number of devices being made, it is an extremely small percentage.
When someone wants to buy a phone, most likely they want the best phone for their money. Of the people I know, very few people will want to buy the product that is made from renewable products because it is better for the environment. This simply may be one of the biggest problems, is that people don't really care enough to make an impact. So to benefit our society and environment, I think one of the only ways this can be done if most of the phones that are being made are from recyclable products. Imagine if Apple made the next iPhone out of recyclable materials, and it didn't degrade the phone. This would be a huge step and im sure many customers would buy the phone.
In the short term, it is ultimately up to the companies that own the devices to decide to start making these products out of renewable materials. Until this is done, there isn't too much we as customers can do. It would be nice to see this happen in the future, but unfortunately I don't really see this happening in the next few years.
The topic of personal networking devices effect on our environment is a fairly controversial topic for a few reasons. First, the signals produced to connect to the internet makes an unnatural signal that might hurt our environment over time. But another aspect is the materials that these devices are being made from. There are currently some devices being made that are made from renewable products, however when comparing this to the total number of devices being made, it is an extremely small percentage.
When someone wants to buy a phone, most likely they want the best phone for their money. Of the people I know, very few people will want to buy the product that is made from renewable products because it is better for the environment. This simply may be one of the biggest problems, is that people don't really care enough to make an impact. So to benefit our society and environment, I think one of the only ways this can be done if most of the phones that are being made are from recyclable products. Imagine if Apple made the next iPhone out of recyclable materials, and it didn't degrade the phone. This would be a huge step and im sure many customers would buy the phone.
In the short term, it is ultimately up to the companies that own the devices to decide to start making these products out of renewable materials. Until this is done, there isn't too much we as customers can do. It would be nice to see this happen in the future, but unfortunately I don't really see this happening in the next few years.
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