Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Final Presentation (Old Post)
This is an older post of mine but I think it touches on a topic that is only going to get bigger as time passes and that is the importance of cell phones and, in effect, the affect they have on us and basically how it leads to citizen journalism.
Text Messaging the New Wave?
Has it really become this big and powerful? Text messaging is something that I, along with all of my other fellow college students, tend to only use when they want to say something to a friend and don't feel like actually talking to them, if they can't talk at the moment or if the want to tell them something during class.Texting is a luxury but has become a necessity for anyone with a cell phone. I myself just got texting back on my phone after being without it for months and already I find myself looking for things to text to people. I really do believe it is the better part of the phone and makes more of an impact and that is why I like this article so much.
It is in this article where the power of text messaging is exposed as 16 year old Lee Chun-Kil texted his friend in class without looking to tell him about a protest going on about taking a college entrance exam. His friend then relayed the message to others and the next day, there were 400 protestors. " I don't think the rally would have been big if we didn't have cell phones," said Im Soon-jae, one of the organizers.Texting and the internet are becoming two of the most powerful influences in technology today and the cell phone is becoming a device that is used a lot more than just for making phone calls now. It's being used to change the world. Without talking on it.
Text Messaging the New Wave?
Has it really become this big and powerful? Text messaging is something that I, along with all of my other fellow college students, tend to only use when they want to say something to a friend and don't feel like actually talking to them, if they can't talk at the moment or if the want to tell them something during class.Texting is a luxury but has become a necessity for anyone with a cell phone. I myself just got texting back on my phone after being without it for months and already I find myself looking for things to text to people. I really do believe it is the better part of the phone and makes more of an impact and that is why I like this article so much.
It is in this article where the power of text messaging is exposed as 16 year old Lee Chun-Kil texted his friend in class without looking to tell him about a protest going on about taking a college entrance exam. His friend then relayed the message to others and the next day, there were 400 protestors. " I don't think the rally would have been big if we didn't have cell phones," said Im Soon-jae, one of the organizers.Texting and the internet are becoming two of the most powerful influences in technology today and the cell phone is becoming a device that is used a lot more than just for making phone calls now. It's being used to change the world. Without talking on it.
