Communicating



Tetris
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I have been using new communication technologies as long as I can remember. It all started with my dad’s first computer, even before we got internet connection in our house. We had an old DOS computer which I used to play games on. I loved Tetris, although my mom and my big sister always got the best records. 

Then we got internet connection, back when it was slow and expensive. I found out about mIRC and started making friends from all over the world. mIRC is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client made for Windows which main purposes is to communicate with other people from all over the world. IRC is used for sharing, playing and also for work. To use mIRC you have to download it to your computer. (mirc.com) 



Ever since I was little I have been amazed by the technologies that keep coming. Every time I hear about a new social network, or a new technology device I need to know more about it.  I make profiles everywhere, although I am not that good at updating everything. I still have my MySpace account, but I am not using it. It is pretty much dead. 

Facebook on the other hand, is the one I am using frequently. I have had my profile since October 2006 and check it daily, as does most of my friends and  family. Our communication is mostly through Facebook, if not texts and calls. I decided to get Facebook because I like those kinds of social networks, where    you can talk to your friends, and share your life with them.

I do not share everything of course. I am aware of the internet, and the information you share is never really “safe” and that you have to be careful. Not giving out your whole name or your address to people you do not know. Not putting out pictures or other information you do not want the whole world to see. I think this may be an issue for younger teenagers, that makes blogs or put videos out on YouTube, and then regrets it a few years later - when it may be to late to make it go away. 

Picture from: mirc.com

So I am up to date with the new communication technologies, and use it every day. How can one really remember why they started using it in the first place? Was it because it was new and exciting or because everyone else did? I guess human psychology does before it thinks, so to reason why I started using it would kind of be backwards rationalizing. I think I started using Facebook and other communication technologies for the same reason I started playing computer games or watching a TV show. It adds value to my life, and it excites me. If that is not a good reason, I do not know what is. For me it feels like if you are not a part of it, you miss out – Big time.

References:

http://www.mirc.com/about.html

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