Additionally, university students who faced a sudden Internet and media blackout began to display withdrawal symptoms, during a study conducted by the University of Maryland. One student said she was "itching like a crackhead" after going cold-turkey for 24 hours, and another student reported feeling "dead" without media, while another student described the whole experience as "sickening."- Accessibility of information: Increased info about the interactions of significant others lead to increased monitoring and jealousy for 19.1% of participants- Relationship jealousy: 16.2% of respondents were explicitly linked to Facebook use contributing to jealousy- Facebook as an addiction: 10.3% of participants had major difficulty limiting the amount of time he or she looked at his or her partner’s Facebook profile.- Lack of context: 7.4% of respondents referenced how Facebook can be ambiguous and that, without context, jealousy can be spurred over misunderstandings.
The students recognized that there are joys in life besides browsing the web and curating their social networks, according to the survey, but all nevertheless reported feeling distress, sadness, boredom or paranoia. "Media is my drug; without it I was lost," said a student. "I am an addict. How could I survive 24 hours without it?" One wrote: "Emptiness overwhelmed me." Another said he "felt incomplete."
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do you think the use of technology has impacted interpersonal
communication in the past 5-10 years? Whether it be cell phones, texting,
email, instant messaging, skype, social media, etc., has technology
helped or hindered our interpersonal communication with others? Please
support your view with an example.
* Blog entries need to be at least 150 words long for credit.
* Blog entries need to be at least 150 words long for credit.
The use of technology has impacted interpersonal communication in the past five to ten years by limiting the face-to-face time we spend with people. We have become so addicted to out smart phones, computers, and tablets that school courses are being taught online. I believe that technology has hindered our interpersonal communication. I say this because I personally could not live without my iPhone, my whole life is in that phone; pictures, videos, contacts, information. Everything. Before I go to bed at night I always check my e-mails, text messages, facebook, and other websites to make sure nothing major happened around me and my family/friends since I last checked an hour before.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand I do believe it has helped our interpersonal communication because it allows us to connect with those family members we would never talk to, or allows us to see a picture of a newborn just seconds after it has happened.
I think that technology is a double bladed sword when it comes to interpersonal communications, on one hand it allows you to connect with people you may never have had the chance to without it such as finding a person that you haven't seen in a long time or even in the case of long lost relatives and such. I think that it takes away from interpersonal communications primarily because people cant control themselves and regulate how long they are using it and how much it is taking over their lives, if we could all learn some balance technology wouldn't be so bad.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, most of the technology that we have nowadays has both helped and hindered interpersonal communication. One way it has helped is allowing people to stay in touch with each other, despite how extremely far away they are. I became really good friends with a girl at Bible School. At the end of the year, she went back home to Iowa. If there were no cell phones or facebook, I would not have been able to maintain such a close relationship with her over such a long distance. I also keep in contact with friends in Canada and Germany over facebook and email.
ReplyDeleteHowever, there are some drawbacks to communication over technology. Your scope of friends greatly widens, but the depth of them certainly does not. Much damage also can be done. There are so many things that people say on the internet or over text that they would never even dream of saying in person.
Thus technology is helpful for distance communication, but it should not replace the time we actually spend with people. If you would rather text someone than hang out with them, there is something wrong.
To me, social networks and media have helped and hindered interpersonal communication. The way its helped is by helping keep in contact with friends and family and helping find those lost connections we had with long lost friends and family members. It has almost made easier to coordinate events, dates, activities, and get togethers with friends and family where before you had to rely on them being home at the time but now everyone has a phone it makes it easier to get in contact with someone. But this media and the social networks have also set us back in our interpersonal communication. I know with texting it makes face to face communication almost nonexistent for some people because they rather talk to someone through a text and not have to deal with the person and how they would react. I would definitely have to agree with the study that it can make people jealous because of simply the context of messages on Facebook. You don't know the meaning, how it was said, the tones, or the sarcasm embedded in what people say so it is very simple to take something out of context. I can speak from experience on the jealousy enhancement from social networks and media but I'm also a Scorpio so jealousy already runs through my blood.
ReplyDeletei guess people get jealous over who their boyfriend or girlfriend talks too.. i know quite a few people that have told me some of their problems and it was because of something they saw on twitter or facebook. If you are in a relationship with someone then im sure you should be able to have some trust for that person. people worry too much about insignificant things that lead to break ups over nothing.
ReplyDeleteI didn't get my cell phone or a facebook till i was sixteen and at first i loved it because it allowed me to connect with lots of people and to make new friends very easily. After about a year i realized that the friendships i had made were not very in-depth relationships and since i was able to talk to these friends whenever i felt like it the conversations got shorter and it eventually got to the point that words were sent back and forth but it never felt like it meant anything anymore. i finally decided to just stop texting and messaging people so that when i would see them or actually talk to them i would not only have things to talk about but also have a chance to portray myself as who i really am because a lot of times you cant do that with only words. In my opinion yeah technology has its uses and it can be very helpful if used sparingly and purposely because if its used so much to the point that peoples entire life is online and everyone only knows them by who they are online which in most cases isn't even who they really are then who is to say that people will just look at someones else profile and just write them off as someone they wont like or enjoy hanging out with when in reality they have no idea. I think that people are losing a since of personal connection with others because of texting and social networks. I don't necessarily think that everyone should delete their accounts and stuff but i think that people should go out and live their life instead of trying to put things on a website to make others believe that they are living life.
ReplyDeleteI believe social networks, smart phones, emails and etc has helped improved communication. Our technology makes it easier for us to get into contact w anyone practically. My parents always tell me if they wanted to speak to someone they would have to find their phone number in the yellow book and call them through a pay phone or land line; sometimes even write letters. This advancement does have a few flaws though Such as cyber bullying, the attachment some people may get towards social networks, also with the statement about couples constantly looking for anything that may cause jealously. These negative flaws may cause a few draw backs but I don't believe it's the worse thing. We have gotten so far in technology and we should be proud. We shouldn't let little things as jealously cause a meltdown, break ups and etc. People should learn how to control thselves towards these networks. Personally I can go all day without checking anything. It's just the thoughts of "what if" that pop up in our minds that may cause us to check our smart phones or boredom.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely with everything that was stated about Facebook and how technology has changed people and how it effects a lot of relationship now. Not only does Facebook impacted interpersonal communication but so has all the other new technology. im not gonna lie, i love all the social networks and text messaging we have now, but sometimes it just gets annoying. People really dont have a normal phone conversation anymore because they rather just text it. i guess im still old school but i rather have a phone conversation then text about it, even though texting is more convent some of the time. I think this new technology has both help hinder and has not. Some of it is more convent but its also nice to do the old technology and just have a simple conversation over the phone.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that social media is a double bladed sword. It is great to reach out to someone who you may have lost contact with over the years-staying connected has been great. However, walk around on campus, the mall, or at work - people are no longer having conversations with those around them and when they are; how often are they distracted from the conversations looking at their smart phones?
How many marriages have ended in divorce?
How many rumors have started and spread like fire?
How many people have lost jobs; because of comments or pic on FB?
I see benefits from having important information at your fingertips also. The doctor who can see pictures or x-ray immediately and understand the course of treatment that needs to take place. The older person who may be confused on what item to buy at the store-they can quickly see a note or a picture to understand what to buy.
I think each person needs to balance the information that is readily available. Understanding, how to use the tool is important.
I still like to have a good conversation with people; it’s my favorite way to stay connected to those who truly are important to me.
In my own opinion I feel like there's ups and downs to the technollogy in are generation. The good things about technology in are generation people can get ahold of you faster with a text or a call, some people can't really express their feelings or just express their self in general in person so texting and phone calls realky help with that, but it can also ruin relationships such as you never see the person and some things are just ment to be said in person. Like when I get into an argument with my partner I feel like we need to see each other in person or I won't feel like my problem is solved. And as far as it goes for facebook and Twitter those sites can ether make or break you. Your partner might get mad because she saw you like someone eles picture and she feels a little jelousy or insucurity coming along oryou can just be on the websites to much and your ignoring your partner or it might not be a problem at all.
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I think technology has both helped interpersonal relationships and also hurt them. Texting is something almost everyone does and it leads to easy and fast communication between people. Texting can also help people who are too shy to say what they want in person, to get their feelings out over text message. Technology can also hurt though because we are losing that face to face communication which can lead to losing people skills. Social media can help get yourself out there in the world and benefit your relationships if done properly, but usually social media tends to cause problems because jealousy becomes an issue when your significant other sees you liking someones picture or messaging someone and can be taken as flirting for example.
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting for a blog like this. I personally hate this so called "technology", don't get me wrong, I'd love to have a fancy iPhone like the rest of the population, but I choose not to for the simple reason that I do not NEED one. I rather sit in class and be bored with nothing to do than to be another typical student that sits on his or her phone the whole class period posting via twitter or Facebook. I don't know how the teachers feel about it, but it annoys the hell out of me. I can't even count the number of times someone has nearly run into me due to the fact that their face was glued to the "retina display" of their iPhone. Another thing that really annoys me is watching students waiting outside of class. Every single one of them is on their phone and none of them are holding a conversation with each other and if they are are they're probably texting each other. I've come to the point where I don't even like to text anybody because it's so easy for the person I'm texting or even me to misunderstand a text and then it turns into an arguement.
ReplyDeleteI think that technology has helped relationships in certain ways but it has also hurt them at the same time. When people have long distance relationships they rely on technology to help keep their relationship going by texting, using face time or Skype. There is all sorts of technology that couples use to keep their relationship alive and going. Without technology it would be really hard for couples to be able to keep their love and compassion between one another. Technology also gets in the way of communication between one another. Since there is texting people find that way easier to just send a text message rather than calling the person and talking to them. Especially when its a text that is supposed to mean something like I love you or I want to break up with you. It means so much more when the person calls you and tells you either one. Especially breaking up with someone, no one wants to get a text saying that it makes you feel like your not even worth a phone call. I think that why technology can help or hurt a relationship.
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ReplyDeleteI have always considered the presence of technology in relationships to be both a positive and negative factor depending on circumstances. With the ability to communicate more quickly and efficiently some disadvantages do arise. While cell phones and the Internet do allow people to contact each other more frequently, I believe in some cases that media communication is often less authentic. In the past boys had to put forth a little effort and actually call a girl’s home phone and possibly interact with her parents instead of just sending her a quick text. Texting makes it easier to get in a relationship while at the same time making it quicker to end one as well. Having your relationship displayed publically on the Internet can cause problems for every person involved. The presence of technology in communications may also cause other problems because it is hard to detect the true meaning behind the words someone sends in a text message. Face-to-face physical communication is a better way to ensure that another person’s feelings are true.
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ReplyDeleteBecause of technology, I think communication in the past 5-10 years has been a lot easier and faster to get the message across but it isn't the same as talking face to face with someone. I believe that technology has helped us but also doesn't help because some people are so used to texting or communicating through technology, that when it comes to talking in person they can't get their message across. You also can't see what the other persons emotion is over text or the tone of their voice. In the long run, I think it may affect the way we communicate in person or even the way we write because of all the slang and abbreviations we use over technology. I personally like texting, or using social medias to communicate with others because it is fast but it I didn't have it, I wouldn't feel incomplete without it.
ReplyDeleteI think that there are pros and cons to the technology and social medias that we have available today. It is good because it have helped people stayed connected and up to date with each other's lives., even if its people that you're not that close to but like knowing that you have them there. You never know when your connections will come in handy. Social media sites can be used for good things like reaching out to people for a cause or what not but some people choose to abuse it such as online bullying. In school I have noticed that teachers have also made it a point to keep us motivated in the class by incorporating tumblr, blogger, or even a facebook page to make sure we stay interested and I guess it works because most of us are attached to our smart phones, ipads, and laptops. The cons to all of this is that we put up a wall when it comes to actual face to face interactions. We like to multitask by texting or using a social media site with one another rather than make an effort to hang out and talk face to face for a longer period of time.
ReplyDeleteI think that technology has grown exponentially over the past 10 years. It has made communication crystal clear with the people around us and even those who are very far away from us. We are now able to do so many things a lot easier and faster and that way we advance as a race. Technology however, has taken a huge toll as well on our personal relationships
ReplyDeleteNow a days we have become so dependent on technologies such as social networks, that it is very difficult to make decisions without them
ReplyDeleteTechnology today has done a bit of good for me when it comes to try to get a hold of someone or trying to find someone on some occasions. Like Facebook for example: I’m able to keep up to date with certain friends even though we haven’t spoken to one another since graduating from high school. And then there’s the use of smartphones and email today. 5 years ago, I got my first flip phone and was only used to make a quick phone call. Today with the cell phone plan of having unlimited texting and internet usage on the phone, I’m texting and on my iPhone more often, being able to get a hold of family and friends and surfing the web. I still enjoy having a decent face-to-face conversation with other people though. One of the cons of it though would be miscommunication and the addiction of always being on the phone. Miscommunication would come from texting since you’re only reading words and sometimes certain words or sayings could be taken the wrong way. As for being addicted to being on the phone, this would apply to always having the phone in my hand, always being on the social networks through my phone, and finding someone to text to keep occupied (when it comes to times of being bored and having nothing to do, or maybe being to distracted to do homework).
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ReplyDeleteTechnology has had a major success within the past 5 to 10 years with connecting us with people all around the world. I have reconnected with my old buddy from elementary school and we stay in touch and often hangout time to time. If it wasn't for Facebook i would have lost that contact more than likely for good. Technology has also done us much harm, people do become addicted and attached to looking at other peoples lives whether out of jealousy or as in a controlling kind of way to make sure your partner isn't doing something they shouldn't. That alone affects relationships tremendously in a bad way; it leads to assumptions, wrong ideas and thoughts. I think technology is great and is evolving more and more but in order to get the full great experience out of it you need to have a balance.
ReplyDeleteTechnology has helped us create a more convenient way of communicating with each other. Its uses are beneficial if used appropriately, otherwise it can be destructive to the environment. Contacting someone that you could not otherwise see without technology (family living in another country) is one good example of how technology has helped us with communication. Hundreds of years ago the world was not as diverse as it is today, because of technology we are able to travel around the world and communicate with other people from other places, and impact the lives of others more effectively. It can be positive, and also negative depending on how it is used. When we are born we naturally seek attention... It is in our genetic makeup to seek social interaction. Isolating this factor, and replacing it with technology can greatly change the way we view interpersonal communication. The question is how will this effect our form of communicating with one-another in the long-term? We should be aware of the damage that technology is also causing to the environment. Are we willing to destroy our ecosystems for our selfish needs? "More than machinery we need humanity."
ReplyDeleteTechnology has its good and its bad. There are 11 year olds and younger with IPhone 5's. Who can they possibly be texting at that age. As a fellow social network user it is impossible for me to not look at my phone for more than 15 minutes I have noticed. I honestly have my phone with me always everywhere i go i have it and a lot of kids my age i believe do the same. There is communication through cell phones but its better to communicate in person so we wont miscommunicate because really that happens a lot and then it leads to more problems. Some relationships go through breaks ups because of social networks theirs insecurity and jealousy that plays in that also. Theres a lot that contributes to all this.
ReplyDeleteI believe technology and all that we have access to today has both helped and hindered our interpersonal communication. Cell phones and social networking sites have helped us stay connected with family and friends and know things in almost an instant. We've become familiar with being able to send someone a text, email, or posting something on their Facebook wall to let them instantly know something. It's helped keep us connected. It's hindered our interpersonal communication because what you do online can be seen by almost anyone. If you're talking to someone openly and being flirty, your significant other can always see this and get jealous-leading to arguments, and we want to avoid that. With smartphones, we're able to delete hundreds of messages in 1 conversation with the swipe of our finger, making it easier to hide things and erase any trace of infidelity, even if it's a hint. I believe it's whatever you make of it though.
ReplyDeleteMy personal belief is that technology has only hurt our experience with interpersonal communication. Cell phones, texting, social networking, etc. have all created a distraction for people when they are in the middle of conversations with people. I think it has gotten beyond ridiculous with the amount of time spent on electronic devices. I remember when I was a kid, me and my family would go out to dinner, and the time spent at the table was filled with talking and sharing our daily lives. Now, when I’m out with my sister, mom, or dad, there is always a cell phone out on the table or in someone’s had. I really believe that this has harmed the way we communicate with each other. I definitely believe that technology has hindered communication with one another. I even have to admit that I am guilty of the very same thing. Technology seems like a great thing, but it’s just another distraction keeping people from experience each other properly.
ReplyDeleteThe impact technology has had on interpersonal communication in the past 5-10 years in my own view is that it's been both a good and a somewhat bad impact. Ever since technology has started to evolve and sewed into our everyday lives almost everybody relies on it way too much! The pro's about technology would be that since I have family members in mexico it helps me connect with them,I no longer have to wait a year just to see them or have a conversation with them.This is where skype becomes very useful because I am still getting to see my relatives every now and then. Even though as some people have stated above in the blog that with technology we don't get to have that face-to-face interaction. That is true but this is how I see it if you really wanted to have an actual conversation with the person well just pick up the phone call or send a quick text and plan a day with that person, I do it all the time. Texting seems to have hindered out interpersonal communication instead of helping by quite a lot because we all(varies on the person) tend to start cutting down our sentences by a lot when we are in discussion and talk as if we are texting. A reason I find that its helped a bit is that for shy people like me tend to not truly say what they feel but when I'm texting I let my emotions/opinions come out. Technology helped me become more close to friends and see their true colors, reconnect with people from my past and stay connected with loved ones.
ReplyDeleteI would have to say that the impact of technology has had on interpersonal communication in the past 5-10 years has its pros. It's a great way to contact friends and family that are miles away and don't really have a way of personal communication. Some good pros about technology is that it's helped family reach out to their love ones. A good example for this would be wife's that have husbands in Iraq and they use Skype or Face time to contact them. There are many other pros such as using Facebook and Twitter to get ahold of your friends and stay in touch with them all the time thanks to social media. I think that technology has really helped and done more good than bad because of all the useful things it's capable to do for society. It's even helped others get into relationships with websites such as Match.com and EHarmony.com. A good example for this would be my uncles friend actually meeting his wife on a internet dating site and how Americans are more and more using the dating services. Technology is such a huge factor for interpersonal communication and helps us out every single day.
ReplyDeleteGreat blogs this week! Very insightful and well supported with examples for both sides:)
ReplyDeleteFYI- John, it also annoys teachers when we see students constantly on their phones instead of paying attention to what's going on in class. It's not only annoying, but disrespectful.
Yes I'm sorry ma'am I was reading this blog in class because I missed but I will stop.
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