Have new media changed our lives for the better?
New media is the combination of traditional media like photos, videos, words or music with modern technology. New media has not changed our lives for the better as it has affected our ability to communicate with other people face-to-face. With the recent trend of blogs, more and more people, especially youths, are becoming less and less adept at communicating in person as most of their interactions with others are on the computer through blogs, MSN, or social networking sites like Facebook. Before the advent of new media, most of the communication was done face-to-face or through phone calls. This helps us develop our ability to interact with others personally as it was one of the few ways to communicate with others before new media was introduced to the society. Even, with phone calls, you could not see the person, but it was at least possible to hear their voice and the way they speak. Our experience in dealing with people will be enriched through understadning the way people act and look in different situations. However, with new media, majority of the interactions are done voice-less and without actually seeing the person, and this does not allow us to effectively judge situations when talking to others in person. This form of communication is done behind the safe confines of the computer, where we do not have to learn how to effectively talk to others in person as no words are exchanged, only typing is used. Thus, a problem arise, especially for adults who are working as they have to interact with others on a daily basis, and hold business meetings and entertain customers. If they do not possess good communication skills, it is likely that they will lose the deal and this has a negative impact on their career. Especially for entertaining clients, good socializing skills are required to curry favour with the client and clinch the deal. Large business networks must also be established through communication. Thus, if all we do is type on the computer without communicating through more traditional means, we will not develop the skills required to communicate effectively in person, and this can prove to be disastrous as we are unable to express ourselves once we leave our seat in front of the computer. Thus, new media has not changed our lives for the better as our ability to communicate might be impaired if we only communicate through new media.
New media is the combination of traditional media like photos, videos, words or music with modern technology. New media has not changed our lives for the better as it has affected our ability to communicate with other people face-to-face. With the recent trend of blogs, more and more people, especially youths, are becoming less and less adept at communicating in person as most of their interactions with others are on the computer through blogs, MSN, or social networking sites like Facebook. Before the advent of new media, most of the communication was done face-to-face or through phone calls. This helps us develop our ability to interact with others personally as it was one of the few ways to communicate with others before new media was introduced to the society. Even, with phone calls, you could not see the person, but it was at least possible to hear their voice and the way they speak. Our experience in dealing with people will be enriched through understadning the way people act and look in different situations. However, with new media, majority of the interactions are done voice-less and without actually seeing the person, and this does not allow us to effectively judge situations when talking to others in person. This form of communication is done behind the safe confines of the computer, where we do not have to learn how to effectively talk to others in person as no words are exchanged, only typing is used. Thus, a problem arise, especially for adults who are working as they have to interact with others on a daily basis, and hold business meetings and entertain customers. If they do not possess good communication skills, it is likely that they will lose the deal and this has a negative impact on their career. Especially for entertaining clients, good socializing skills are required to curry favour with the client and clinch the deal. Large business networks must also be established through communication. Thus, if all we do is type on the computer without communicating through more traditional means, we will not develop the skills required to communicate effectively in person, and this can prove to be disastrous as we are unable to express ourselves once we leave our seat in front of the computer. Thus, new media has not changed our lives for the better as our ability to communicate might be impaired if we only communicate through new media.
A refreshing view about new media but there are things like skype which allows for face-to-face interaction.
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