The era of new media has taking our
society by storm. The amount of time it has been around and the amount of
people it now effects on a daily bases is simply unbelievable. With the
capabilities the Internet now has, new media has expanded exponentially, significantly
integrating itself into our society.
With social networking and smart phones any person can always be
connected to new media. It can be addictive and time consuming yet people will
continually absorb themselves in it. Since the invention of the smart phone new
media took on a new shape and changed our society completely. From the immense
amount of applications, the capabilities it has, and the easy to use software
we see in smart phones its no wonder why it changed the idea of new media in
such a drastic way. It also makes one think of the possibilities to come.
The invention of applications has
led to the popularity and usefulness smart phones now have. Apps now range to
nearly everything and continue to grow in productivity and entertainment. The
common saying has become “There is an app for that.” This has wide reaching
effects such as new companies are being born purely based on creating
applications. Also people are able to do many tasks they couldn’t before. The
apps do nearly anything one needs them to do. GPS, creating music, sharing
through social networks can now all be done in the palm of a hand through
applications.
There is a reason these phones are
now considered smart. A function on the Iphone is called Siri who is an
artificial voice one can have an entire conversation with. They can learn their
owner’s voice, suggest applications based upon past purchases, and hold
thousands of megabytes of data. With applications being added daily it is easy
to see the capabilities of these smart phones is limitless. These phones are
hand held computers with the same processing power and efficiency as a normal
desktop.
Along with the capabilities smart
phones have they designed them to be as easy to use as any other phone only
with many more possibilities. The applications are easy to download and usually
will have a tutorial on how to use them properly. With distinguishable icons
for each application and the arrangement on the phone makes it easy to find
what app is needed without much effort. Also with the millions of apps that are
now available simple key words or description will lead the user directly to
the app they want.
Within the last ten years smart
phones have made a dramatic presentation and now are influencing a vast
majority of the American population. With our new media frame of mind smart
phones could not have come at a better time. Social networking can be done
anywhere, our quick paced life is mirrored by our use of simple applications to
finish objectives as quickly as possible. It is hard to believe that in such a
short amount of time smart phones have advanced so much. The thought of the
next big thing is nearly unimaginable because of what we already have today.
