Text Messaging

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Text messaging is a very controversial subject in our society, possibly even in other cultures. Some complain that texting is overused and abused while others praise the most recent developments and upgrades of texting. The pervasive use of text messaging in today’s society has many facets; however, the bad is said to outweigh the good. Any individual’s perspective on the issue will most likely depend on their age group or social class. For example, a fifteen year old would appreciate the convenience and speed of text messaging but a fifty year old would most likely not need the texting function on their cell phone; therefore, the speed and convenience of text messaging would become irrelevant.

Mobile-based coordination, as Ling calls it, has quite a few advantages. One of those said advantages is quick and efficient communication. “Mobile coordination can increase the efficiency of planning meetings since the meetings can be renegotiated and redirected in real time (Townsend 2000; Ling and Hadden 2001; Cooper et al. 2002)” (Ling 76). Faster communication can help coordinate events and spread information throughout a wide variety of people in a short amount of time. Also, with the compact size of cell phones, anyone can carry out these actions in a discreet and stealthy manner. All in all, text messaging has some significant advantages.

There is a gap between the older and younger generations of our culture. The younger generations communicate mainly through text messaging and the web which leads to a lack of verbal and face to face communication skills. Those who are older or who were not introduced to text messaging until the middle of their life rely on verbal and face to face communication to carry out the tasks or funct...

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As anyone can see from the examples provided in the paragraphs above, the bad aspects of text messaging definitely outweigh the good aspects. One must not misuse their mobile device and always practice texting in a proper and appropriate way or there could be serious consequences. Texting will most likely continue to prevail as a dominant foundation of communication in the current generation but hopefully the latter generations will learn to be more cautious with the use of cellular devices.

Works Cited

Ling, Rich. The Mobile Connection: The Cell Phone’s Impact on Society. California: Morgan Kauffman

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