Personal and social media Literature & Language Essay (Essay Sample)

Leeds UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE
AB11/ PU/40050/16 KITHEKA E. NDUNDA
C01/PU/0092/15. MERCY NZEMBI
ASSIGNMENT; PERSONAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA
SUBMITTED TO; Dr. VIOLET AURA
16/1/2020
Introduction
Many people consider personal and social media vital to our lives and identities. The Internet has brought up virtual reality which offers us another way to have experience. Personal and social media are seamlessly integrated into our routine and identities, Bohil et al.,2008. The skill at using personal and social media doesn't guarantee thoughtful choices about how these media do or should fit into and affect our lives. Personal and social media shapes how we think, work, interact with others, and participate in communities.
Digitalisation is the primary difference between traditional media and personal and social media. The main characteristics of digitalisation are ease of manipulation, convergence, and nearly instant speed( Steele, 2009; Turow, 2008)
A HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
Human beings continually invent new ways to communicate and connect. Communication technologies are means of recording, transferring and working with information. They include long-established devices such as the telephone and newer technologies like iPods.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION