Cell Phone Influence in Pop Culture

CELL PHONE INFLUENCE IN POP

CULTURE

By Alex Davis

Is a Cell Phone really that important? First off, who in here has received or sent a text

since getting into this classroom today? Who in here uses their cell phone as their main

mode of communication between family and friends?

Better yet? Does anyone in here even have a landline phone in their room here at college?

This is a perfect example of how our generation has come to rely on cell phones to go about their everyday life

A History Lesson “Since its invention in the second half of the

nineteenth century, the telephone has become part of the everyday lives of billions of people around the world. By the middle of the twentieth century, talking to other people over telephone lines was a well-established way to keep in touch with friends and family, engage in social activities and organizations, and conduct business- at least in richer countries. At the opening of the twenty-first century, the fixed telephone had been officially eclipsed- by its mobile counterpart (Goggin, pg.1).”

A History Lesson, continued… 1983 It was called the

DynaTAC (pictured to the right)

nicknamed the “Brick”

1st Generation Cell Phones

Cell Phone Mobility Cell Phones have

allowed people to be mobile

Teenagers adopted cell phones very quickly

2/3 of teenagers aged 14-18 are as likely as adults to own their own cell phone

What is the Appeal? Why does everyone need a cell phone? What is it

about these little devices that makes them so special?

The answer is simple: they are Trendy Cells were once only affordable to the rich and

famous With new models and price reductions, cell phones

became readily available to the masses, and soon everyone was jumping on the “Cell Phone Bandwagon”

Express Yourself!!! “They come with a

physical form, but serve as emotional expressions. Like the artist formerly known as Prince, the cell phone is really the ‘device formally known as the cell phone’” as Motorola’s marketing Chief Geoffrey Frost says (Steinbock, pg. 163)

Express Yourself!!! Continued… Your cell phone

can virtually be whatever you want it to be

Customize: phone covers, jewelry, charms and even memory capacity

More than just Communication…

Cell phones are no longer limited to just simple verbal communication

Communicate through text messaging, e-mails and even instant messaging over the Internet

Instant messaging and texting…

QWERTY keypad

This keypad makes it easier to do a lot of texting and surfing the Internet

Taking advantage of technology… some schools are beginning to take advantage of

the devices that they used to consider “nuisances” in the classrooms

Some schools are now allowing students to use their “smart phones” in the

Studies have shown that students liked incorporating their cell phones into their school routines

Moving Forward… Cell phones have

come a long way since their invention over 25 years ago

Who knows what direction will turn in next?

Only time will tell…

THE END…

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