I love multiple modes of communication. I love texting and I love social networking. It's a great tool to reach out and connect with new and old friends. I love logging onto Facebook and reading all my "friends" status updates. I must check Facebook several times a day to see what my friends are up too. I like knowing that I have friends that look forward to my status updates as well. I am new to the Twitter world, but I love that I can follow celebrities and various news outlets. I love these sites so much that at times I feel like a stalker. Texting is wonderful because I can send a quick message to a family member or friend to find out what they are doing.
After reading Stites article, "Rock My Network", I was left feeling a little uneasy about my use of this type of communication. I felt like the author was so consumed by internet communication that in real life she was left socially awkward. I don't want to be that person. Real life interaction is so much more important to me then communicating via text message or Facebook. After reading the article, I took a step back and really reflected on how this form of communication was impacting my worldview and my writing.
I am ashamed to admit it, but this form of communication has impacted my life in a huge way. I really never call anyone on the telephone anymore. Why would I need to? It's so much easier to send a quick text message if I need something. This isn't only affecting my worldview but my writing as well. For example, the other day I texting my friend and we ended up in an argument. The argument started because one of the texts was taken out of context. This is the biggest problem with this form of communication, it is very difficult to read a persons tone when they text something. Words can be read but it is very difficult to know the context they were meant to be read. I think this is what Jewitt was referring to in his article when he said "The linguistic meaning of what is written is often illegible and transformed." If I just spoke to my friend on the phone an argument never would have occurred.
From now on I am going to make an effort to communicate in person along with internet communications. Real life communication will keep me from becoming socially awkward and can only help my future writing. I know that internet communication will keep my updated on everyones personal lives and world events and will also help me in my writing. Who knows, maybe I can find a way to write through text and social media postings so that they may never be taken out of context.
After reading Stites article, "Rock My Network", I was left feeling a little uneasy about my use of this type of communication. I felt like the author was so consumed by internet communication that in real life she was left socially awkward. I don't want to be that person. Real life interaction is so much more important to me then communicating via text message or Facebook. After reading the article, I took a step back and really reflected on how this form of communication was impacting my worldview and my writing.
I am ashamed to admit it, but this form of communication has impacted my life in a huge way. I really never call anyone on the telephone anymore. Why would I need to? It's so much easier to send a quick text message if I need something. This isn't only affecting my worldview but my writing as well. For example, the other day I texting my friend and we ended up in an argument. The argument started because one of the texts was taken out of context. This is the biggest problem with this form of communication, it is very difficult to read a persons tone when they text something. Words can be read but it is very difficult to know the context they were meant to be read. I think this is what Jewitt was referring to in his article when he said "The linguistic meaning of what is written is often illegible and transformed." If I just spoke to my friend on the phone an argument never would have occurred.
From now on I am going to make an effort to communicate in person along with internet communications. Real life communication will keep me from becoming socially awkward and can only help my future writing. I know that internet communication will keep my updated on everyones personal lives and world events and will also help me in my writing. Who knows, maybe I can find a way to write through text and social media postings so that they may never be taken out of context.
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