Communication Abilities are Changing Rapidly

Communication methods have changed drastically in the last 15 years, and the speed of change shows no sign of slowing down. In some ways, the methods seem identical; for example, we still talk on the phone just as we used to do. However, each day more and more landlocked phones are retired from service as their owners adopt the far more convenient cell phone technology, which allows the conversation to come with them when they leave the house. This may not seem revolutionary, but it makes a huge difference in daily life.

Now able to fill formerly unused time while commuting with connective communication, people are more and more able to stay in touch with friends and family, even as their lives become busier. The cell phone has become more portable, more powerful, and smaller, which makes it as easy to carry as a set of car keys or a wallet. Meanwhile, nationwide coverage has increased exponentially. As companies have installed more towers, connectivity is less and less of an issue unless youre underground, inside of a shielded building, or deep into a remote wilderness.

Realizing that the technology was not going away nor deteriorating in quality, people moved en masse towards cell phones in the late 1990s and early 2000′s, and continue to do so today. Ever interested in keeping the public utilizing their services day in and day out, new additions to standard cell phone ˜talk plans emerge frequently, courtesy of various communications companies. Of course, phone text has been around for a long time, and is popular, but the capability to easily send email via a still-small device has only much more recently caught the publics wide interest.

Thus, with talk, text, and email capabilities in hand, people are communicating more deeply and more frequently than ever before. The exchange of ideas which used to take weeks, months, or even years in some cases, is now virtually instantaneous. Such capabilities have changed, and will continue to change, virtually all aspects of human existence. Ideas come and ideas go, but improved communication is here to stay.