How Email and Social Networking Can Enhance Relationships

CornerWorld Corporation — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:00:54 +0000

Many will say that email and social networking have ruined relationships, communication, and productivity. And there is much to be said about the texting industry’s effect on people’s spelling; but there are good and bad effects of every form of technology. Social networking, when abused, can destroy relationships, diminish productivity, and ruin a person’s image. Email can be bad just as bad. For example, if a hasty message is sent out of anger or sarcasm, it can be misinterpreted and cannot be taken back, therefore impairing relationships and personal images. This happens when these forms of communication are used incorrectly and abused. However, when used correctly and effectively, both email and social networking can enhance our communication.

The Internet has allowed more relationships to be possible…

Are Wireless Phones Really About the Phone Anymore?

David Fleming — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:15:59 +0000

On the legal side of telecommunications, the “duck test” is often used to describe how new technologies fit into legacy regulatory policies. When data companies unveil voice services and claim that they are data and not voice products, the argument is often made by competitors and regulators that “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.”

This test is pertinent to the current state of the wireless phone industry as well. With all of the enhancements happening, the user experience is getting more and more complex. As a result, a paradox emerges. If a phone doesn’t have a key pad, doesn’t require minutes and is rarely used to make calls; is it really a…

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How Email and Social Networking Can Enhance Relationships

Are Wireless Phones Really About the Phone Anymore?