Blog #2- Kalessy Keyes


After attending today's lecture and completing this week's reading, the evolution of social media and online communication stood out to me the most. Professor Herman discussed in the class that texting was one of the most used features on mobile phones from the beginning and has evolved into a severe problem in many people's lives today. According to statistics Canada, in 2020, 2 out of 5 Canadians, or 60 percent, checked their phone every 30 minutes. In the age range of Canadians 15 to 24 years, this percentage increased to 71 percent checking their phones every 30 minutes, and 17 percent said they checked their phones as often as every five minutes (Statistics Canada, 2021). This is very concerning as it shows how much time is spent online. 


This relates to the movie we watched in a class titled Eighth Grade, where Kayla is on her phone every minute of the day she can. After seeing these statistics and the movie, it is evident that texting and social media are causing huge additional problems for people in society. Online communication relates to this week's reading titled Space, Time and Communication as it touches on how online communication is a time bias, as messages can be transmitted over a vast distance. I cannot help but wonder if online communication is so addicting that it is easy to send and accessible to us all the time on any mobile device. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/210622/dq210622b-eng.htm

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  1. Kim BrowneOctober 4, 2022 at 8:50 AM

    Hi,
    I agree that texting has turned into a huge problem with our generation especially when big phone companies like Nokia, originally thought the feature wouldn't be used as much. This also plays into the domestication of technology. Like we talked about in class, technology has become so ingrained into our brains that they seem normal and aren't questions. I think the reason why these Statistics are very shocking is because when we text or check our phones we aren't even realizing the act of doing it. Is has become the norm in our daily lives.
    Overall great post, I like the connection you made to Kayla aswell! Especially because it shows how young kids get addicted to their phones

    Kim

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  2. Alicia MaxOctober 6, 2022 at 12:29 PM

    Hi Kalessy,
    I also found the evolution of texting and social media interesting. Not only are we able to text through our phones, which was never expected to be of use, but we are able to text on other devices such as computers and tablets. I find this very interesting as while texting was never imagined to be a useful form of communication, it has grown to be a main way of communication in today's society. I think that the example of Kayla in Eighth Grade was a great example as I know that I was just as addicted to my phone in grade eight as Kayla is. Great post!

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  3. abbey ZwepOctober 6, 2022 at 12:30 PM

    Great Post!

    I agree texting and just checking the cellphone in general is a huge problem for our generation. I wear an apple watch daily and often get phantom vibrates on my wrist. I feel like my watch vibrated so I check it and nothing is actually there. I'm glad however when I was younger I wasn't attached to my phone in the ways I am now. Seeing how addicted Kayla was her to phone really scared me for the future generations that are born with technology in their hands.

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