Technology has brought about a considerable shift in the way communication between individuals and companies take place; a shift from the traditional face to face interaction towards online communication. However, the central question is whether the change is positive, or whether there are more drawbacks than advantages?
One of the major plus points of online interaction is there are less chances of fraud. No one can deny that they have said a particular thing as there is a record of everything. For instance, if a company promises to offer its employee a bonus of 1000 and the information is sent via mail, the organisation cannot deny having sent it. If it does, it has to prove that the mail was malicious.
Secondly, online interaction seems to fit in the busy world we live in. Most people don’t have time to travel, but they still can interact with people they want to in just a click. Even more, it bridges the gap between people living far away. Example- friends who don’t meet regularly can stay in touch using any of the social media sites.
On the other hand it can be very easy to get distracted if you are constantly chatting online. Like, in a recent survey it was found out that people who used social media tend to be lesser effective at work than those who avoided there use during work. Another major disadvantage of online interaction is the security issue. Since the entire communication is online, it is quite possible that someone might drop in the conversation and steal the important passwords or information.
To conclude, there are both positives and negatives to the use of technology for communication. In spite of the fact that it brings people together and eases communication, some people don’t find it reliable in case of secret information. Personally, I believe that although technology makes life easier one must not entirely depend on it for everything.
Technology has brought about a considerable shift in the way
communication
between individuals and
companies
take place; a shift from the traditional face to face
interaction
towards
online
communication
.
However
, the central question is whether the
change
is
positive
, or whether there are more drawbacks than advantages?
One of the major plus points of
online
interaction
is there are
less
chances of fraud. No one can deny that they have said a particular thing as there is a record of everything.
For instance
, if a
company
promises to offer its employee a bonus of 1000 and the information is
sent
via mail, the
organisation
cannot deny having
sent
it. If it does, it
has to
prove that the mail was malicious.
Secondly
,
online
interaction
seems to fit in the busy world we
live
in. Most
people
don’t have time to travel,
but
they
still
can interact with
people
they want to in
just
a click. Even more, it bridges the gap between
people
living far away. Example- friends who don’t
meet
regularly
can stay in touch using any of the social media sites.
On the other hand
it can be
very
easy to
get
distracted if you are
constantly
chatting
online
. Like, in a recent survey it
was found
out that
people
who
used
social media tend to be lesser effective at work than those who avoided there
use
during work. Another major disadvantage of
online
interaction
is the security issue. Since the entire
communication
is
online
, it is quite possible that someone might drop in the conversation and steal the
important
passwords or information.
To conclude
, there are both positives and negatives to the
use
of technology for
communication
.
In spite of
the fact that it brings
people
together and
eases
communication
,
some
people
don’t find it reliable in case of secret information.
Personally
, I believe that although technology
makes
life easier one
must
not
entirely
depend on it for everything.