Modern Ways of Communication
• The mobile phone • The Internet • Email • Instant messaging • Text messages • Video calls • Online community • landline
Mobile Revolution no consumer product has caught on as quickly as… Global sales – 400 mil a year Has transformed our lifestyle Swallop up other products Generate a new type of language Save lives Become style icons Mobile users are 2, 5 times more likely to develop brain cancer • Mobile thefts account for a third of all street robberies • Rise in road accidents • •
Instant Messaging • • • • • To transfer from the landline to the mobile phone and from the mobile to the Internet The huge popularity of… To look out for cheap ways of communication Keep/stay in touch with… Making new friends Pop up straight away (instantly) on the screen Chat away while using your computer for other tasks Don’t have to check your inbox for new messages Make social arrangements Communication is not restricted to text The microphone and the webcamera Make a video call The Internet connection charges An excellent long-distance solution More like a real conversation than email and text messaging Download a free piece of software Opt for variuos features
Disadvantages of the modern ways of communication • Obsession with technological communication • • • Online communication Catch on fast Log onto the Internet The dangers that come with technological developments Debatable The ultimate addiction to/obsession with A social networking site Internet safety Far outweigh the disadvantages