Since the invention of the telegraph in 1792 (first method of bidirectional communication using technology), and later, the invention of the telephone (patented by Graham Bell), things have changed a lot. The beginnings of Internet were in 1969 as 'Arpanet', connecting three universities in California and one in Utah. Since then, a revolution that changed the way people communicate took place. Blogs and social networks began to have a great importance in communication. Blogger was born in 1999 and later in 2003, Facebook, the social network of reference. Certainly this method has revolutionized the way we communicate but, how has been the impact on people who use them?

1. Technology &
Communication
How technology has changed the way we communicate
Cristina Domene Beviá
María Rosario Alfaro Garrigós

2. Introduction
 Telegraph in 1792
 Telephone in 1890
 Arpanet in 1969
 Blogs: Blogger in 1999
 Social networks: Facebook in 2003

4. Introduction
 Certainly these methods have revolutionized the way in
which we communicate but, how has been the impact on
people who use them?
Positive aspects
Negative aspects

5.  New ways of communication
 Quickly, easily and with a big variety of formats
 The user of the media has shifted from a passive role
to an active role.
 The information is immediate.
 Today we can decide about the information we want,
search for it and also feed it with our own knowledge.
Positive aspects

6.  These advances improve our daily lives:
 We communicate with our family or friends
 We can work remotely
 We can attend a conference or receive news in real
time
 We can study anywhere in the world
Positive aspects

7. Negative aspects
 A lot of information oversaturation
 According to a study called ‘How Facebook Affects you
and your relationships’, more and more people are
getting obsessed with the Internet and social
networks.
 Facebook
 affect our mood
 create us stress due to information or
images that publish our contacts

8. Negative
aspects
Sometimes, people give
more importance to the
virtual world than to the
real world. There are
games like WOW or LOL
that make young people
prefer to make virtual
hangouts with friends
rather than with friends in
the real world.

9. Negative
aspects
Whatsapp is another problematic
issue.
According to Sherry Turkle (Ph.D.
in personality psychology at
Harvard), can cause problems with
the sentimental couple.
 All your contacts can know:
 if you got the message that they
sent
 the last time when you were
connected
These issues can create fights and jealousy.

10. Conclusion
 The technology is very powerful and can help us a lot,
but it is necessary to use it with the head and not forget
to communicate face to face.
 The information technology was designed to approach
people, not to replace them. Do not become obsessed
with the online life.
The new communication
channels can exert
significant control over us if
we do not have clear
limitations.