Alert messaging

Social Media Sites and Text-Messaging Introduction The recent advancement in technology has led to new developments such as the social media that has altered how people interact. Some of the common social media and text messaging sites that are frequently used include Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter and Instagram. As noted by Watkins, these sites have been used widely particularly by youths for the development and establishment of relationships. Most, people are currently more socially connected…

grandparents or even parents have ever had in terms of easy information access, exchange of ideas and thoughts with a large public, and communication with those who are physically far away from us. Additionally, devices that permit transmission of instant messaging and texts became a large part of the youth’s interaction in everyday life (Luo & Tuney, 2015, p.671). Some of them maybe want to share up to date information with peers while others need to feel closer to their significant others. The…

Multitasking has been proven to be ineffective in many cases. Russell Poldrack went so far as to say it “changes the way people learn” making a person’s new knowledge “less flexible and more specialized” (qtd. in Rosen 376). The term effective, however, is used very loosely, largely depending on which exact process you wish to be effective. For instance, no one would say that a Big Mac is an essential ingredient to a person’s health. Be that as it may, it is useful in regards to satisfying a…

Like the typical teenager, my phone is glued to the palm of my hand, at all times. I am guilty of texting and driving in the past, like most young drivers confess in their early years of driving. Once one uses a cell phone while driving and survives the car ride, it automatically becomes an unbreakable habit. One might claim he or she is “good at texting and driving” and are incapable of the serious risk of accidents caused by distracted driving. They are wrong to think it will never happen to…

The term is amongst other terms that define the platforms upon which cyberbullying occurs, including chat rooms, instant messaging, online bulletin boards, websites and web pages, and texting. Studies that concentrate on the consequences of cyberbullying have shallowly addressed the role of social networking as a vital platform for cyberbullying. In that regard, a deeper exploration…

Thousands of years ago, ancestors used horses to deliver the message to other tribes when it is necessary. Chinese warriors used fire to light up the great wall passing signals to camps from hundred miles away. Nowadays, thanks to the technology that people no longer have to waste time on the trip for one message or a letter. After the mobile phone has published to the public, it becomes one of the necessities that people use and carry every day. The message is one of the most efficient…

groups” (Vanderhooven 124). The second risk that can occur because of cyberbullying is contact risks, which happen when someone communicates with another person through social media, the most common place for cyberbullying to occur is through personal messaging or posting something for everyone to see or through groups of people. And last, commercial risks are when someone’s information is being shared for a purpose that it was not originally meant to be used for, such as someone sharing a…

Today everyone is glued to their phones and it is no surprise the urge to pick up your phone in the most unappropriated situation is so common. It is a primary law in New Jersey and many other states, that the driver is prohibited from using any hand-held devices while driving. Nevertheless, people will continue to peek at their phone at any chance they get. Theoretically speaking, if an accident was to occur and the driver was texting the driver should be held liable for any resulting injuries…

“Today nearly two-thirds of Americans own a smartphone” (Smith). Cell phones are a part of everyday life in the twenty first century. Society uses them for everything from checking the weather conditions, remaining in contact with people, personal entertainment and so much more. With so many individuals in possession of this convenient device, it is no surprise that countless people use them at inappropriate times. This ad, released August of 2012 in the United Kingdom, implies that texting…

Losing your face The article “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk” by Sherry Turkle explains to concerned educators and adults how technology and multitasking is splitting our attention, hindering our ability to properly communicate, and express empathy for one another. Using logos and ethos, Turkle promptly displays a concerning amount of evidence of the degradation of our face to face communication skills; however, by immediately countering any arguments for cell phone usage Turkle leaves the pathos of…