Uses And Abuses Of Mobile Phones Essay

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According to a Bugs Bunny cartoon I recently watched from the 1960’s, we are currently in the far, far future and we should be hunting with rabbits with lazer type weapons. We haven’t come that far yet in weapon technology, but many inventions and advancements have come a long way. For instance, many of my co-workers do not remember the rotary telephone with the party line, or using an answering machine to get your messages while you are out. Now, the telephone has become so much more than just a device to make or receive phone calls. Today’s cell or mobile phones can do so much more, having turned into another appendage for many people, not being able to go an hour without their phone. And with this addiction, comes the dangers of social media, which is accessible at all times. How it all began The mobile phone was first invented in the early 1970s for the business or fashion executive and was usually found in a vehicle. These phones were very large and too big to be carried around as we do today. As they became a social status, the phones technology was rapidly improved upon and they became smaller and easily transportable. Social media was introduced as early as the 1960s but really became popular in the 1980s with the popularity of the home computer. Interlinking, or internet chat …show more content…

There are an ample amount of ways that social media can be utilized, both professionally and personally. However, one must make an ethical decision on how they would want to use this application. Personally social media can be used to socialize with friends and family both near and far, or to make new friends with similar hobbies, or connect with people that have or had similar life events. Social media can be used to research a multitude of information, such as colleges, recipes, entertainment; there seems to be no end to what you can find on social media

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