Cellphones or Computers?

In today's society, every person you see has a cell phone. These days cell phones have emerged and evolved into hand - held computers as well. With every gadget, the need for another application becomes necessary and a new and improved phone is created.
Does anyone remember when cell phones didn't exist? I sure don't.
As I look at my phone and all its applications: Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Notepad, Calendar, being able to have all my email sent to one location, and other applications that my CPU has, I reminisce on my first cell phone that had games and an address book. My phone was as plain as day and my mother did not purchase the Internet so I couldn't even view that!!
Now it is NECESSARY for my phone to have the internet to function!! It's funny how we are able to live without an item until it's arrival. When we do have that item, we become addicted and cannot live without it.
My cellular phone is a must have and I make sure it is on me at all times. I didn't even need to get a land line for my apartment because of the convenience of my cell phone which allows me to be reached anytime and anywhere. (when I want to be)
This makes me wonder about years from now about technology. Will cell phones take the place of the computer?

Social Networking or Addiction?

So, although Facebook isn't a new website, everyday it changes and becomes more complex as the hours tick away. I thought all day about what I would talk about in my blog and what trends are changing in tooday's society. As usual, I logged into my facebook account and started reading everyone's updated statuses. (Who doesn't?) That's when it hit me!! Facebook is a changing trend in today's society and I'm not sure how much longer I can deal with it.

Facebook began as a social networking website, and now... (drum rolls please) it has become a soap opera! I read some of my friends' statuses and wondered why they were telling their life story on facebook. Some went far enough to mention what they had for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, when they were going to take a shower, and much more!!! Way too much information!!!

Let's not get into how addicting it is!! Facebook is a form of a drug which creates fiends. Like any other, I unfortunately check my facebook more often than I should. I have sowly been trying to get out of this bad habit of checking it when I wake up, when I come home from work, and 2,000 more times during the evening. (I said I was working on it).

In a previous conversation with a friend, we spoke of how technology is changing so rapidly and that we are trying so hard to keep up. Not to mention what it is doing to the way we speak and write, which I will leave for another blog..

Everyone has a facebook these days, even moms!! It is most definitely a huge trend in our society, but is it having a positive or negative effect? Of course, it is always nice to reunite with loved ones and friends from elementary school, and convenient to send a quick message...but.. is it nice that we are spending most of our time online and not with family and friends? is it convenient that we'd rather send a quick message rather than make a quick phone call? Is this new trend good for us? Are we moving forward while still going backward? Think about it..