Changing Communication Habits!
Do you know anyone that doesn’t own a mobile phone?
The latest off com report has highlighted a signifi cant shift in consumer habits. It’s not new to any of us that the world is obsessed with technology but the report highlights just how much the nation has become obsessed with keeping in touch! So much so that Britain has been branded “a nation addicted to smartphones”. Research reveals over a quarter of adults and almost a half of teenagers now own smartphones. People have admitted to using their phones whilst in company, at the dining table or even in the bathroom! But is there anything really wrong with this? Or do we accept this is a new era of communication!
Some could attribute the rise in smartphone sales to be linked with the growth in popularity of social networking sites. With these sites now having a huge infl uence on society, they encourage an addictive approach. As we have seen in the past few years, social networking sites have had both positive and negative eff ects, with its unique quality of being able to appeal to the masses quickly. The riots in London and the viral uprising in Cairo both have been results of a social media frenzy! With the sites being readily available on smartphones people are now able to communicate more easily with one another. The advantage of uploading photos and sharing thoughts and comments instantly for free has made social networking an aff ordable and easy way of
communicating. In the recent American presidential election 327,452 related tweets were sent per minute after the results were announced.
Twitter, Facebook, google
+, linkedin … to name a few, means that society can now communicate faster, to a greater audience than ever before.
But is connected?
it a good thing being constantly The off com report also
highlights that people now fi nd it harder to diff erentiate their work lives and their personal lives. With the ability to check your email everywhere and anywhere people fi nd it harder to resist the temptation of opening up your work emails meaning you never can truly be away from the offi ce! It is not always a good thing being able to take your work home with you!
This highlights a signifi cant change in communication habits with people now being in constant contact and being unable to “switch off ”. The traditional 9 to 5 offi ce hours are something of the past as the ability to take your work home is readily available with the advances in internet and smartphones! On the other hand it also creates problems for employers, with their employees having a sneak peek at Facebook or perusing the online shops whilst in the offi ce. With all these changes in communication, we value our gadgets more than ever before. We clutch to our mobiles and dread the thought of being without internet.
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