Technology and Culture- Blog 2

Technology is important factor to our every day life. Over the years technology has changed the we view mass media, communicate, research and even our culture.Culture was shaped from beliefs, style and personality. Today everyone has to shape their culture around technology or figure out how technology can fit into their culture. Including the possibility of changing or reshaping the culture as a whole. We are currently in the face-pace and "Me" generation. Meaning everything is moving quickly and changing every day and technology has everything to do with it.
In the past the biggest form of communication was interpersonal. Everyone interact with one another personally including letters, emails and telephone.

group of colleagues using their smart phones

"Digital technology has also changed what people term as ‘media.’ The influence of new technology on media is apparent since a media company isn’t necessarily a news platform anymore. A media company is now known as a company that helps pass information across the globe. The amount of global active web users now near 3.2 billion people. "  (AP, 2019). The link gives a detail explanation of internet users and how people are using the internet today.

A notable culture change is the workplace. The workplace is technology based in every form from emails, skype, meetings and working from home.



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In the future workplace culture will continue to change with technology and their innovations. Recently, gaining a new website that is popular in the workplace today being used for communicate and meeting within the company. "Working millennials under the age of 25 send about 110 texts every day on average, according to a 2011 report from the Pew Research Center. That amounts to about 3,200 messages every month for the average millennial. Assuming that a millennial spends eight to nine hours at work, it is safe to say that a young worker between the ages of 18 and 24 receives about 30 messages while at work every day." (Widen, 2017). Being that I am a millennial discussing the cultural difference within my own company with older workers is surprising. Noting the changes with communicating within the company, advertising and consumers. Overall, workplace and communication will continue to make changes because technology will continue to change.

Reference:

Technology in Our Life Today and How It Has Changed: Updated for 2019. (2019, May 3). Retrieved September 27, 2019, from https://www.aginginplace.org/technology-in-our-life-today-and-how-it-has-changed/.
 
 
Widen, S. (2017, October 5). How Technology Impacts Work Culture. Retrieved September 27, 2019, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2017/10/05/how-technology-impacts-work-culture/#6ac3f9f6721a.
 
 












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