***Sorry I haven’t made a video for a while, but I’m back 
Does the simplicity and utter ease of communication through new technologies and the internet cause us to take conversation and communication for granted? Does it deplete the intimacy and the power of dialogue now because it is so easy to do so? Do people communicate with each other through text messages and instant messaging systems not because they always need/want to, but because they “can”?
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u r soo right!! …
u r soo right!! people could be doing something completely different while they’re texting u and every couple minutes they just look at their phone to see wat u said but they arent really engaged in a conversation!! i think ur awsomee !!!!!
Omg, you’re SO …
Omg, you’re SO right, i was noticed the same thing with my friends!!
Good information …
Good information and you’re right man, seriously whenever I talk to my friends they never listen to me…I mean I talk to them and everything, but they just stay glued into their phones, and it’s just rude to me because I like a good intelligent chat.
I think it’s sad in a way that people just text and text like crazy and not pay attention to the person that is talking to them.
yea thats true.. i …
yea thats true.. i mass message… i honestly dont know what i did before i got a pc and a phone..and now thinking about it thats so bad.. its so much easier just to send things through impersonal ways like phones or pc’s.. like we are advancing and its good because we have options but bad because the things that we are creating can run our lives…
haha love the dning …
haha love the dning to that comment
and i totally agree. already there are the beginnings of a new language coming out of quick, convenient communication, and while it is fascinating, it is also scary, and makes me wonder whether communication itself will become over-used and too simple that suddenly it will not mean much to say something because it is so easy to do so. perhaps the saying “too much of a good thing” might describe it best.
Thanks for your comment
I feel that if …
I feel that if technology is allowed to continue to integrate with our lives that not only will communication skills suffer, but perhaps even bring about the development of a new language. If you think of how writing has changed in the last 100 years alone, with less commonly used words and more of those words becoming contractions, one can gather that language will become something different than what we know today. Heck, some words or phrases can be just initialed now. N E ways, ttyl…lol.
i agree…but its …
i agree…but its kinda ironic ur video chatting
that is exactly how …
that is exactly how i feel. i just recently met a girl and now we’re dating (a first for me haha *blush*) and I learned that she does not have a cell phone! i was a) shocked, and b) sooo happy, since it means if we want to talk, we have to get together, which is of course a good thing. I just hate to see people, like you said, hiding behind their computers/cell phones. The lack of intimacy and ability to convey emotions will bite people in the behind in the long run. Thanks for your comment!
I just stumbled …
I just stumbled across your video and I have to say I agree 100% with you. I always talk about this and a lot of people don’t really understand where I’m coming from. But while yeah, technology is helpful in ways, I’m so worried for when our generation is running the world. Are we even going to communicate in person?! I know so many people who are just completely awkward face to face because they’ve grown up hiding behind the computer or their cell phones. It really worries me, to be honest.
my statement wasn’t …
my statement wasn’t that texting is easier to convey meaning, but, rather, that it conveys a simpler, “idealic” version of what you want to say, with no worry about saying the wrong thing, since you can type precisely what you want it to say. It makes communication so simple, too simple if you ask me. That’s what I was sort of getting at. And, like you said, it lacks the intimacy of real conversation, which is so vital. Thanks so much for your comment
I disagree with …
I disagree with your statement that it is easier to convey meaning through texting mediums because you lack the inflection of your voice you get on the phone or the body language that you use in person which means you must be concise in your meaning. I do agree what with the advent of these ways of communicating conversations lack the intimacy that face to face or or even phone conversations do and that you’re not sure if they really wish to talk to you or just sent a blanket message to others.
thank you kindly! : …
and i totally agree with what you said. the class vote was really interesting, i suspect it’d be the same in my own classes as well
thank you kindly!
I agree. We …
I agree. We discussed this topic in my Communications class and we took a vote to see how many people in class would rather text on IM somethng to someone rather than call them or say it in person. Nearly everyone, including myself, rased their hand.
I have to say that I totally agree with you.
I believe people are too afraid of rejection, afraid to face the world and the people in it that they would rather not open up more intimate forms of communication. I am subscribing.
There are …
There are definitely down sides to making communication so quick and easy, but I’m a huge fan of the positives. Things like texting and msn mean I can talk to friends interstate or overseas at very little (or no) cost at all. One of the biggest dangers might be that communication ends up becoming so easy that people forget to do it at all.
Alot of American’s …
Alot of American’s say that the American accent is different than the Canadian and i never got that…but now i do…”a-boat”
Sorry…….I totally get ur point. I talk to more people online or on the phone than in person. I suppose you can put an end to a conversation that you don’t want to have just by a click of a button. If ur talkin to someone face-to-face it’s harder to do so
i agree with the …
i agree with the video. Being a communications student, you are talking about the theories are are finally coming into the light. The one concept that spaces humans from animals is communication. Something so simple, is so complex, we just take it for granted. Great v-log!
I don’t think that …
I don’t think that the way technology is going right now is necessarily bad. In a way, you couldn’t be doing what you are doing right now. I couldn’t be posting a message right now.
But I think that it has its bad sides, it is sure. Personnaly, I prefer to talk to my friends in person. This way, I’m sure to get all their attention. All? I don’t think so, but at least I know when they’re listenning to me. Finally, I think I ”overcommented” Each person should take some time to think about th
Following the last …
Following the last post: You may not want to talk to people you barely know about personnal stuff. But, on the other hand again, I think that society has always been like this. There are some people that really do care about you and some that are less likely to really pay attention to you. I think what’s bad about new medias is the fact that it gives the illusion that you are close to some people that in fact you are not. This is an opinion. I may be wrong.
I agree with you. I …
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I agree with you. I think that communication is now so easy that it doesn’t mean the same thing anymore… But… on the other hand, maybe the problem is not the new medias, but the way the society is right now, which is influenced by the new medias, of course. … For exemple, sometimes, some people ask me ”Ça va bien?” (”how are you”… by the way, french is my first language) and I don’t feel like I always wanna tell how I really feel.(not enough characters, see the next text comment
hm i agree
hm i agree
You State Really …
You State Really good
Points I feel Really distant when im
talking to my friends It makes me think that they don’t care even with really important topics The are using terms which you can’t even understand but if it carries on children will grow up not knowing the proper english language.. x x
Great Vid Dan. You …
Great Vid Dan. You really nailed this topic… scary huh…
I agree!!
I agree!!
I’m glad your still …
I’m glad your still alive! hehe
You make a really good point. Honestly, I would rather text or e-mail someone rather than have to go through the hassle of calling. I feel like technology is making people lazy by giving us faster, easier ways to communicate.
Your class sounds very interesting.
yeah, its …
yeah, its definitely something that bothers me, especially after this course i’m taking called “The Meaning of Technology” haha. this course really makes you wonder whether technology is really going in the right direction :S
thanks for the comment!