Nowadays the way many people interact with

each other has changed because of

technology.
In what ways has technology affected the
types of relationships people make?
Has this become a positive or negative
development?
Sample Answer 1:
There is no doubt that many things had changed in the last few
decades; some changes are for betterment and some changes are for
worse. One of the fields which were greatly affected by the advent of
technology is the way of interaction and communication.
Without any doubt, technology has changed the way we lead our lives
and these changes are prominent over the last decade. There are
several improvements in life due to the positive effects of technology
and there are some negative impacts as well. One area that has
dramatically changed is the way we communicate and maintain our
relationship nowadays. And in my opinion, technology has positively
affected our communication and the way we make relationships and
maintain it. Despite some negative effects, most of us enjoy the
positive things the technology has bought for us. In the past, the
ways of interaction were very limited. Unleash your imagination; if
you want to speak with your friend, you would have to go directly to
his house or send him a message which may take a few days to get a
response. I completely believe that technology has a great tangible
effect on our communication. Nowadays, it's very easy to interact
with your relatives -and even with the government and organisations-
either by emails, mobiles, chatting, etc. and I think that this has
improved the relationships and enhanced it.

We no longer need to visit a relative or friend to get updates.

Alternatively, we can let them know our updates instantly. Besides
personal communications, official and business communications have
become easier. Email campaign offers a good marketing opportunity
for business owners and people can complain about a certain thing
using emails without exposing their identity. Not all of the people
have the availability of technology and they still use the old form of
communication. People now can deceive others using identity theft
and fraud identity. The personal touch of communication like
handwritten letters, face-to-face communications were more effective
in some cases. Like meeting your friend is still more important than
just writing him an email.

We make so many friends via chatting or social networking which

would not have been possible without the advancement of technology
and its contribution to the communication. Cell phones, emails and
social networking have enhanced the way of communicating and we
can talk to anyone with a minimum cost. It's now not unusual to
prepare for a visit and even several visits to your relatives and friends
on the same day, while in the past this may have taken several weeks
or months.

To conclude, despite all that, I still see some failings in the

development of the means of interaction. For instance, the very high
cost each person spends every day on communication. Another
defect, many elder people are not accustomed to this modern
technology. But that doesn't have a great effect on the positive role
technology has made in the field of interaction between people and I
think these defects are very easy to be solved.