Are Cell Phones Ruining Society

Cell phones are ruining our social skills, compromising our attention spans and increasing distractions. However, like with most things, there are positive and negative factors that must be accounted for; this technology has much to offer like unparalleled conveniences that were unfathomable a short decade ago. Smart phones keep us connected to people in a way like never before across time zones, distances and decades, they are an easy way of communication, humans have access to a wide range of knowledge on the internet access and through social media, they have revolutionized the way business is conducted and humans can be connected to news around the rest of world like never before.

Cell phones are packed with technology that make everyday

Though some argue that smartphones are allowing work to invade person lives, the technology and advancements in smartphones have truly changed the way business is conducted around the world. Before video technology, meeting across the world had to be attended in person. When video chat came along, it was not perfected and had to be done at a person computer. Today, a business meeting in between someone in China and someone in America can be done through a smartphone in the comfort of a home. The ability to not only communicate, but to perform business meetings across the world without leaving your city is both amazing and incredibly efficient. The purchase of one smartphone could easily outweigh the traditional cost of a two-way plane ticket across the world, lodging, and food expenses that a business meeting in another county costs. Smartphone has created new dimensions for business. It is not only the Smartphone vendors enjoying the business but it also created a new domain for mobile application developing companies, Internet services provider and other sectors of life to utilize the Smartphone to gain competitive

A survey was one by an IT department “in the survey of over a thousand IT decision-makers, 74% indicated that using tablet computers and smartphones led to an increase in productivity in their organization while 25% of those said it has led to a significant increase” (Needle). The benefit of smartphones in the business world are not only convenient, but also extremely economical and efficient.

Lastly, with apps that alert your screen with news, amber alerts and weather advisories sent out, smartphones have played a vital role in the the interconnectedness of news and happenings around the world. With almost instantaneous articles, videos, and pictures of events that occur around the world, people can become educated on a broader spectrum of life. Having a smart phone allows you to look up information on the go using a browser or search engine application. This is just helping to create a faster moving world by allowing people to communicate instantly and find out new information on the