We all definitely feel as if something is missing in our lives without checking our emails, sms, social networks like Facebook,
Twitter etc. Our lives, as such, have completely dependent on technology to communicate, can be said, are addicted to them. Some pros and cons of
communicating through technology:-
- Communication has become fast as the same can be conveyed fast with the press of 'send' button in SMS, email and social networking sites.
- It helps the business houses and companies to conduct meetings via Video without incurring any cost of travelling. They have reduced the consumption of stationery items like white papers as technology has helped in a number of ways.
- Everybody is aware that Social Networks have helped us not only in strengthening relationships but also helped in connecting with our old contacts. Most of us would have definitely experienced this through social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Orkut etc.
- Conference calls and video-conferencing have helped the employers / companies to save a lot of money and helps in quick decision-making.
- Inspite of above advantages, communicating through technology has disadvantages also. Needless to mention that it lacks interpersonal communication. The quality of speaking and writing skills have deteriorated.
- As most people spend lot of time with electronic gadgets, social interactions have come down to a large extent. Greetings and wishes are made online in this world of texts and tweets. Nowadays, the self-esteem of a person is measured by how many people have liked / posted / commented through personal greetings.
- Social Network users without knowing the other persons invite for friendship and most online friendships are intentional and motive-based than the true friendships.
- Before technological advancement, people used to involve in physical activities like walking, jogging, doing yoga etc. Due to technological advancement and addiction to it, the lifestyle of people has changed which has affected their health.
- Though emails have helped a lot in companies, the addition to emails has reached a point of organizational dysfunctionality as employees use their mail service for anything and everything.
- Often the communication through mobiles, emails, sms etc. have failed to consider the perspective of the receiver (of the communication). This results in to misunderstandings and disputes.
- Not only cyber crimes but also criminal offences have increased due to technological advancement. Some facebook users (mostly females) have committed suicide due to undesirable and unbearable comments by others and / or exploitation after having personal relationships through social networks.