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 Everyone around the world is adapting to new and different technologies. Technology has become a part of our everyday lives and even a necessity for people around the globe. Every year, these companies come out with new technologies, whether it’s a television that has a screen that is flatter than the one in the previous year, smaller mp3 players the size of a battery, or new video game consoles that make games look as real as the world we are in. One thing that technology has changed a lot is the way people communicate with each other. Instead of mailing something out, it can easily be done from home using e-mails. Instead of calling somebody, you can easily text them. If you want to talk to somebody but you don't know their number, you can find them on an online messenger, such as AIM (AOL Instant Messenger). Now, they have Facebook. On Facebook, you are able to find your old friends and instead of going on AIM to talk, you can just chat with them on Facebook. I can't tell if people are socializing more or socializing less because although they are not interacting in person, they are keeping in touch and letting old friends know how they are and what they are up to. When AOL (American Online) first came out, people used to pay a lot of money to do something as simple as checking an email. Before, only one person was to go online at a time. If they were home, people had to take turns and not only that, but their house phone line was busy because AOL was using it. Back then, people couldn't be on the phone and be online at the same time. If you would call someone who, at the moment, was using the internet, they're line would be busy. Now, in a household, more than one person can be on the internet and the phone would be available as well. Now, people can check a lot of different emails for free through Google, Yahoo or MSN.  Some people feel that they cannot live without technology, such and phones, computers and even television. If teenagers need their phones in order for parents to be able to communicate with their children, do they really need blackberries, iPhones and sidekicks?  How people use online messengers to talk to and communicate and even socialize with people, instead of calling somebody or talking to them in person. People often find it convenient to go online if they need to ask somebody a question about a homework or about something important. Some people don't even go online, they just text the person they need to communicate with. I will also talk about different types of phones and what you can do with them.

Why do people go on Facebook all the time and why Facebook stuff gets sent to people's phones now so that they can know, at all times, what goes on in Facebook. 