The Changing World of Technology

We are not in Kansas anymore. Technology has changed the face of our social landscape, and it is giving no sign of letting up anytime soon. People are more concerned with their Face Book profile pics than they are with the face staring back at them from their mirrors. Who leaves his or her house every morning without their mobile phone?

A recent study showed that the average teenaged girl sends 80 text messages a day. Why are they sending so many messages? Do they have so much to say other than when they are talking to their friends? The truth be told, people rarely talk on their mobiles anymore. They would rather type in a few short words on their phone and go about their daily routines.

A time will come in the not too distant future, when a person's cellular phone will allow them to surf the web, send text messages, listen to music, watch videos, pay bills, and I almost forgot, talk to a friend. A phone is no longer a phone, it is a social device that keeps everyone connected to the world. We 30somethings will have to learn the new technology or get out of the way of the next generation that never knew a time before mobile.