It seems like every day we hear something about 760mph trains or self-driving cars. Technology is changing the way we think all the time. We are more connected to each other than ever before. We can see and do things that other people before us would only dream about. The use of technologies can change the world. One would suppose that these tools would be used to gain an understanding of cultures, meet individuals everywhere on the planet, have relationships with family and friends, communicate effectively with others, and facilitate individuals to become more social. However, some technological advances can cause individuals to be distracted and stressed. It seems like technology is affecting us in good and bad ways.
How is technology changing the way we view data? We seem to be processing data at a faster rate than before. As Larry Alton, of Social Media Weekly explains, “The internet has actually changed the way we, as a society, read. Instead of consuming content in a linear fashion like the generations before us, we now scan for keywords, search for links, and grab small bits of information.” What took people hours to find in thousands of books, is now done in seconds on Google. Information is hard to hide in the internet era. As information is readily available, what will it do …show more content…
There are cases where somebody will notice a friend through social networking, getting them to reconnect. In a society wherever individuals became more mobile and family and friends are separated by oceans, it's convenient to stay up-to-date through technology. But, there are issues related to social networking sites. A discussion regarding whether net addictions are real. It seems to be a con with which individuals need to grapple. Employers are fire from their jobs or are put on pressure because of an incident on their social media website. This can be the result of one thing they put online that undermined the person’s skilled