Comparing ways of communication

After reading the article "Students’ Perceptions of E-Mail Interaction During Student-Professor Advising Sessions: The Pursuit of Interpersonal Goals" I often found my self agreeing with what the author had to say.  Comparing past ways of communication to now, it is easy to understand why the internet has become such a big part of the typical college students daily life.  The article quotes " Among traditional college age students,
those in the 18- to 29-year-old age group, 88% are internet users."  Shockingly this statistic was much lower then what I would have anticipated.  I live in a house with 3 other girls and there is never a moment when at least one of us is not on the internet, either by phone or laptop.

The assignment of logging communication usage through the internet and the phone, was really a huge eye opener for me.  I never realized how much valuable time is actually wasted doing pointless things surfing the web.  I do not think that I could survive without my phone and that is a huge issue.  Less than four years ago I did not even have this luxury!  Around that time it was not even an option to get my outdated flip phone even near the internet. It is disgusting how much of my life revolves around the social network.  Although I do enjoy different aspects of it, like keeping up with distant friends, or my sister who recently moved to Kentucky, I find it way less personal and way more invasive.  It is sad that this is what communication has come to.  We live in a generation where people find out news through facebook and cant go 10 minutes without sending a text message.  It is sad, and unfortunately it will probably only get worse.