Heavy reliance on social media and technology in today's society could be worsening our interpersonal communication skills. Obviously, technology and social media sites allow us to communicate with more people more often, but not face to face. This lack of face to face time could lead us to lose the interpersonal skills we have learned throughout our lives. Also, communicating through technology often leads us to act differently when communicating with others. Rowena Briones, a doctoral student in the Communication department at the University of Maryland, shares her views on the matter:
Along with affecting how interpersonal communication is done, social media and technology are also influencing how communication scholars perform their research. Because there are more places where communication is taking place, such as on social media sites, researchers now have more topics to delve into, and more instances to study. Research has become easier to do, and more topics have become available thanks to technology broadening our communication world. Briones reports on this matter here:
It is no surprise that technology and social media have majorly affected interpersonal communication and the communication field in terms of research. Technology is now just as much part of society as people are, and it can act as a person itself. Future changes and advancements in media are bound to lead to more changes in communication, whether they are good or bad.
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