My Space age

Growing up in the age of technology I have seen a big change on the way we communicate with each other. When I was younger it was through the telephone. Then when I was about thirteen it was by e-mail. After I reached about 14 and entered high school it became My Space. Back then no one would have ever known that those two little words “ My Space” would be so popular now. From then on My Space became a thing you must have, more than a trend but almost a way of living, which makes it a very big part of pop culture today. My Space is a big part of our lives now but not even five years ago would we have even heard of it? This pop culture trend has quickly changed communication for the better and for the worse. Even though My Space is an easy way to communicate with people, is it really the best way to communicate with people? Before My space and the Internet we mainly used to interact with each other over the phone or in person but now you could go your whole life with out meeting someone. This I think personally is one of the down falls to My Space; it takes away the real human interaction. I could meet someone on My Space and they could say they are one person and be another, which could be dangerous.  Also meeting someone on My Space and then meeting him or her in person, you can find that there might be a personality difference. People that come across outgoing on My Space might be shyer in person, or they might not even seem like the same person. I guess it’s just a different experience then if you meet someone in person and get to know him or her face to face. That is really what’s sad about My Space and all this technology is that people can go a lot longer with out seeing each other because they have so many other ways to communicate. That is how My Space has really changed our culture, it has made us more dependant on other ways to communicate rather than in person or on the phone.  My Space has also brought a new level of knowing personal information about each other that no other technology has before which can be a good and bad thing. It is good because you can know more about what your friends like and it’s a good way to express yourself to your friends. It also can be a bad thing, like having people know when you and your boyfriend/ girlfriend break up because of your status of relationships or find out that your friends are talking behind your back.. It can cause unnecessary issues with friends, such as them asking why they aren’t on a certain spot on your top friends. Things like these are problems that My Space alone can cause in your personal life, but if you try to keep certain things more private my space is a good way to communicate with people. Even though My Space does have its down falls it also bring a lot of good things too. My Space is a new and easier way to communicate with people, it’s better than e-mail because you can put a face to whom you’re e-mailing. It is also an easier way to find people you haven’t seen in a while, such as your high school classmates or old childhood friends.  Like I said before, My space can be a good way to express yourself, showing people which song you like right now and picture of what you did over the weekend. It’s just in the way you express yourself that people have to be careful of so that it doesn’t cause problems with friends, but that can be true in any other way that you try and express yourself as well. For most teens My Space is just an escape in to their own world of friends and music, nothing really harmful about that. It can have it’s downfalls, but for the most part I think My Space is a good thing to have and isn’t as dangerous as some think. One thing is for sure that My Space is a pop culture trend and I am sure will be for a very long time to come.