Instant messaging

bottom of my screen. I have to stop what I am doing and click on it immediately. There is a co-worker that is instant messaging me a request. So I now hop off the e-mails and start to work on the instant message. The phone begins to ring and it is the customer on the phone needing something e-mailed to them immediately. Once again, I stop what I am working on for the instant messaging and open my e-mail to send out the customer’s request. Since I am in the e-mail window pane, I continue…

People have started to use email and text messaging (instant messaging as well) to contact each other rather than calling on the phone, or having an actual face to face meeting. Is it possible for people to feel more comfortable behind a screen than being seen in person? Sherry Turkle author of the essay “No…

Chris Cheney 3/6/2016 Writing 121 Professor Christofili The Impact of Text Messaging Now days in a world full of technology, cell phones are slowly changed the way we communicate with others. Almost everybody I know has a cell phone, whether they actually use half of the features that the phone is made for is another story. The most popular use for cell phones is text messaging. This is an instant messaging service that allows people to communicate back and forth very quickly and almost…

multitasking and academic performance in students (Lepp, Barkley, & Karpinski, 2015). In one study, the influence of multitasking was measured by the use of an array of electronic instruments during class lectures. Functions such as emailing, Facebook, instant messaging, texting have all been investigated in the context of multitasking. The findings reveal that multitasking using any technology is associated with lower academic scores. Students who multitask report significantly lower scores…

years the percentage of people who use text messaging has risen by 21%. While in those same 3 years the amount of communication that happens while face to face with a peer has only risen by 2%. 21% of children who are in Kindergarten, first grade and second grade have use of a cell phone (Uhls). These studies show how much more important technology and texting has become in the lives of not only young adults and teens but within the lives…

Elaine who instant messages and text her friends from 20 to 40 times every day. According to Elaine, the technology behind this service that allow her to message her friends can “level the playing field.” The screen helps shy people to become bolder because it is only then that one can think of what to say therefore people like Elaine can talk to people who they would have trouble having a conversation with in person (Turkle, 2011). Conversing with people via text messages, e-mail or instant…

We are in a world of technological advancement, and cell phones are a part of the evolution. The advancement of technology in cell phones has caused a shift in the way people communicate today. Cell phones can be the sole source for communicating, just with a few taps someone can send text messages, emails, buy things, make phone calls, and even have face-to-face conversations. The cell phone has become a common product for almost everyone, in fact 90% of adult Americans own a cell phone; 89% of…

than we know. According to research done by Samasa- Kanyinga , Hugues, and Rosamund Lewis, out of 753 students where 55% of them were Female, more than 22.5% said they spent 2 hours a day sending text messages. (380). Daily use of electronic messaging is independently associated with poor self-rating and mental health issues. These social applications are supposed to be here to easily connect with the people around us, however social media allows people to follow everyone’s lives so closely…

Most people love the convenience of text messaging and emails; however, it could lead to people spending more time in the online world rather than in real life. Sherry Turkle, who is an author, has done more than twenty years of research on the effects technology has on this generation. Turkle has…

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…