Mass Media And Technology July. 2013 | Page 5

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It is hard to believe how much the world has changed in the last 30 years ago. Three decades ago, a day in the office involved poring over files and printed statistic pages that had been mailed from another office. Today, a similar day would involve reading these same statistics from the screen of a digital device such as a laptop or a handheld device. Thanks to the rapid evolution in technology, modern business results and relationships are achieved differently. Today, people are more likely to be concerned with acquiring essential iPhone parts or MacBook parts to their respective device than they are with buying a new suit.

The emergency of the enhanced digital age has provided many options that were previously unavailable. In colleges for example, students are now able to pay better attention to their classes and schedules. Most mobile devices are filled with extremely efficient organizers. These pseudo cyber secretaries ensure that students are able to correctly remember what they have to do during the day while still alerting them to the birthday status of friends. Sitting in the beds of their dorm rooms, many students are able to review lectures that they have missed on their laptops as well as discuss assignments amongst fellow peers.

In the world of the business, the use of technology has been even more dramatic. The presence of the internet has made the idea of a globalization a very real fact. Different branches of companies located in different parts of the world are able to communicate with each other via the use of their computers. Business men are no longer restricted to working within their office. With the use of their netbooks or mobile devices and an effective connection, a worker can easily discuss matters relating to business with a coworker as he takes the train home.