Catching up with technology !

Some forty fifty years ago, networking solutions were only beginning to take form. Decades later, successful researchers merged networks to create the now, almost indispensible Internet. Since then, many Internet-related IT tools, businesses (like the dot-com bubble), or even terms sprung up and became part of our lives.

With inventions like the Internet, where the whole world is virtually linked together, communication increased with ease as well. Perhaps thats how Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) is coined. It refers to human communication via computers. Popular CMCs include emails, video, audio or text chats and weblogs etc.

Personally, I very often use Email, MSN and SMS, up to few times daily! And not forgetting the oh-so-famous social networking site Facebook as well. I keep myself updated about how my friends are doing, along with sharing with others what im doing lately in life.

These tools are brilliant inventions that keep people connected!
It is good, however, that while we celebrate such excellences in technologies, we are aware of some disadvantages of CMCs.
There may be frustration or stress as a result of data overload; lack of self-discipline to manage time/life (happens to gamers or even students nowadays who neglect studies/health); confidentiality/privacy and trust issues etc.

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Into the second half of lesson, we discussed more about new terms and the teenage lingo; as well as compared IM styles between the two genders. My brothers and I tried to explain some of the terms youngsters like us use nowadays to our parents! Haha. As expected, they were confused. However, they were receptive to abbrieviations we use! I guess that's because they own handphones as well and wish to send text messages in the shortest possible time. Well that could be achieved through abbrieviations.

I've found an interesting video from Youtube.com!