Technology I Use

I use new communication technologies to talk to friends and family mainly because it’s convenient. Mostly I use my mobile, myspace and msn messenger to communicate. I think I also use these particular forms of technology because they are common and easy to use on a daily basis. I have been using a mobile phone and msn messenger to keep in touch with people for around six years. I have only had a myspace account for a bit longer than two years. I prefer having a myspace account to keep in touch with friends who don’t live in the same town anymore. Posting comments is easier than sending e-mails because my friends tend to check their myspace page more often, so I get a reply sooner.

I think I started using these methods of communication because everyone I know have the same technology. I believe that privacy may be an issue with mobile phones. Unless you constantly delete all of your messages, people can easily read you texts without you even knowing. E-mail, msn and myspace have more privacy protection because they have passwords and other options. I don’t think that privacy is a major problem for me regarding the technology I use often.

I think that using new technology is useful when it comes to socialising because you can organise your time better. Since everyone uses mobile phones, it is easier to send a text to them wherever they are so they can read it when they are not busy. If I didn’t use a mobile phone, my friends and family would find it hard to communicate with me when they want to. I don’t think that new technology takes too much away from talking to people in person, I find it generally helps me.