Changing US..

Technology has taken a dominant post in our today's 21st century. It is now governing the way in which we communicate as individuals. Slowly, the art of personal, face-to-face communication is wilting as technology communication shoots and blooms into the form that many are relying upon. For instance the youth. Technology has taken the best of their growth. With these new gadgets, iPad and ipods and the social media that has taken them by storm, life for them has never been any better. I remember when I grew up, we went outside to play, we had mind games and books. Items such as computers and cellphones were not toys till we were exposed to them by our parents or during computer lessons at school. This meant that we had time to personally communicate and create bonds, we had time to visit each other as friends and maintain relationships. We were able to listen and give help were needed. However, the children of today. Growing up for them is done through technology. Chat platforms such as Whatsapp, twitter, mixit and nimbuzz to mention but a few have generated a lifestyle via the phone. Now friends hardly ever visit or are visited, if they go out, they are mostly focused on their phones than on their friends. At the end of the day parents ask " how is your friend Jeff?" we respond by "they are okay" or are they?. They way technology has just replaced communication among the youth has not just assisted in destroying friendships and relationships, but it has also added to the writing communication done by students. A topic on PR news online grabbed my attention as it noted how social media is affecting the Public relations industry in their writing, considering it is their backbone. http://www.prnewsonline.com The article goes on to note the unnecessary grammatical errors done in writing such as "it's" and "its", "receipt" and "reciept" "who" and "whom", all are being misused. this in turn does not give the individual a good post and gives a bad reputation to the company. It is therefore of great need to read more, ask more and write more, is what I would recommend. This could in fact improve our writing ad enhance our innovative self. We can use social media platforms, but let us not allow it to control the rest of our being. Already we are fighting to save the world and ourselves by living according to its rules and regulations,governed by those in control and most of all mother nature. As for this technology (social media) that we are able to control the,only war for us to fight for is to be ourselves, because everyone else is taken.