Eunice: Have the new media changed our life for the better?

New media has changed our lives in terms of communication and it has done so by providing many other alternative sources for expression of opinions. Previously, people communicated with each letter via letter writing and telephones. Though these forms of communication still exists now, people are predominantly occupied with the new media way of communication, such as blogs, web messengers, e-mails or social networking sites like Facebook. We are benefitting from this change because such amusements have made communication a whole lot simpler and convenient due to the reduction in logistics. Letter writing in the past still require us to pick up a pen, paper, envelope and stamp but communication through technology only requires us to sit in front of the computer. It is also a lot more convenient because communication through the internet is instantaneous while letter writing in the past needs to factor in the time taken for the postman to deliver the mail. Therefore, new media has largely changed our lives by altering our dominant ways of communication.