Technology and Communication

Questions
How do you share your news with other
people?
How does technology help you
communicate?
How often do you check your email?

How do you communicate with your

friends?
Do you often leave notes to others?

Who do you usually leave notes to?

What are they usually about?

How are text messages different from

notes?
Do you use txtese? Why / Why not?

Do you think txtese is bad for the

language?
Why can txtese be a problem for readers?

Is txtese destroying the language? Why /

Why not?
Do you use a computer for your studies?

How often do you surf the Net?

What goods do you buy online?

What do you use your mobile phone for?

What could never be replaced by

technology?
What impact does technology have on
education?
What is your favourite gadget? Why?

Which modern invention could you not live

without? Why?
Technology and Communication – Social Media
Introduction
- plays a very crucial role in our lives today
- social media remains the most talked about things these day, regarding the fact that social
media is good or bad.
- social media platforms help its users to connect, share and give information and content to
millions of others
Importance of social media
- building a brand: you can market your product online and build a brand
- customer support: before buying and product or service customers can read the reviews and
feedback and hence make a smart choice
- education tool: social media can help the students to nourish their knowledge with a lot of
teaching aids available online
- source of information: you can to get the news and happenings in just a click
- connects people: helps you connect with friends, relatives and helps you make new friends as
well
The most popular social media platforms
- social networking site: an online platform which people use to build social networks or social
relations with other people who share similar personal or career interests, activities,
backgrounds or real-life connections (e.g.: Facebook)
- video sharing site: an online video platform (OVP), provided by a video hosting service, enables
users to upload, convert, store and play back video content on the Internet (e.g.: Youtube)
- photo sharing site: an image sharing site, that enables the publishing or transfer of a user's
digital photos online (e.g.: Instagram)
- micro-blogging site: an online broadcast medium that exists as a specific form of blogging, but its
content is typically smaller in both actual and aggregated file size (e.g.: Twitter)
- collaboration tool: it tool helps people to collaborate, it supports a group of two or more
individuals to accomplish a common goal or objective (e.g.: Wikipedia)
Advantages of Social Media
- it is widely used to create awareness for causes that are important for the society
- helps many noble causes run by national governments and other social welfare societies
- aids government in other agencies in spreading awareness and also fight crime
- for many businesses social media is strong tool for business promotion and marketing
- many communities are built through social media platforms which are essential for our society’s
growth
Disadvantages of Social Media
- cyberbullying: many children have become the victims of cyberbullying that has caused them a
lot of harm
- hacking: the loss of personal data that can lead to security issues
- addiction: prolonged use of social media can lead to addiction in youth, and causes to lose focus
of other important things like studying etc.
- health issues: the excess use of social media can affect your physical and mental health in a big
way
- loss of social and family life: everyone busy on phone is one of the most common sites in a
family gathering nowadays
Vocabulary
chat on the Net csetel a neten portable hordozható
check email megnézi az emailjét remote control távirányító
download information információt letölt crucial alapvető fontosságú
make a phone call telefonál social media közösségi háló
online online (a világhálón) platform felület
receive kap share megoszt
send küld content tartalom
social network site oldal a közösségi hálón review kritika, ismertető
surf the Net internetezik feedback visszajelzés
text message sms video hosting service videómegosztó szolgáltatás
leave a message üzenetet hagy convert átalakít, konvertál
answer the call felveszi a telefont store tárol
give somebody a call felhív valakit site oldal
abbreviation rövidítés publish közzétesz
communicate kommunikál transfer átvisz, átszállít
note jegyzet blogging webes naplóírás
message üzenet broadcast közvetít, sugároz
punctuation központozás file size fájlméret
symbol jelkép aggregated összesített
user felhasználó collaboration együttműködés
browse böngész tool eszköz
browser böngésző awareness tudatosság
application alkalmazás noble cause nemes ügy
voicemail hangposta social welfare társadalmi jólét
cell / mobile phone mobiltelefon business promotion üzleti célú reklám
achievement vívmány cyberbullying internetes zaklatás
discover felfedez victim áldozat
invent feltalál harm ártalom
invention találmány hack feltör (védelmet)
satellite műhold personal data személyes adat
technical device műszaki eszköz security issue biztonsági probléma
technological progress technikai fejlődés addiction függőség
telecommunications telekommunikáció advantage előny
3D printing 3D nyomtatás disadvantage hátrány
bluetooth bluetooth identity theft személyiséglopás
button gomb alias álnév, fedőnév
cable kábel fraud csalás
charger töltő day to day basis napi rendszerességgel
charge tölt scam szélhámosság
cordless telephone vezeték nélküli telefon brand márka
digital camera digitális fényképezőgép marketing marketing, reklámozás
earphones fülhallgató view megtekintés
flat screen TV lapos képernyős TV like kedvelés
gadget kütyü comment hozzászólás
GPS helyzetmeghatározó rendszer filter szűrő
high-definition (TV) nagy felbontású (TV) hashtag hashtag (tárgyszó)
pen-drive pendrive story történet
plug in bedug a konnektorba streaming valós idejű adatfolyam
Something to read

Social media remains the most talked about things these days. Many debates are going on regarding
the fact that social media is good or bad. There are many views available to us and it is up to us to
read and understand properly and reach a conclusion.

Social media platforms help its users to connect, share and give information and content to millions
of others. The importance of social media cannot be ignored since it plays a very crucial role in our
lives today. Building a brand: quality content, products and services are easily accessible online
today. You can market your product online and build a brand. Customer support: before buying and
product or service customers can read the reviews and feedback and hence make a smart choice.
Social media is a great education tool. Through the use of social media platforms you can connect
with your target audience. It is also a great way to access quality information. Social media can help
you to get the news and happenings in just a click. Social media also helps you connect with friends,
relatives and helps you make new friends as well.

Social media comes with a lot of advantages in fact we can owe a substantial part of our society’s
growth to social media. We have witnessed a blast of information and content in last few years and
cannot deny the power of social media in our lives. Social media is widely used to create awareness
for causes that are important for the society. Social media can also help many noble causes run by
NGOs and other social welfare societies. Social media can also aid government in other agencies in
spreading awareness and also fight crime. For many businesses social media is strong tool for
business promotion and marketing. Many communities are built through social media platforms
which are essential for our society’s growth.

Social media is considered as one of the most harmful elements that we have in our lives these days.
Wrong use can lead to bad conclusion. There are many disadvantages of social media like:
Cyberbullying: many children have become the victims of cyberbullying that has caused them a lot of
harm. Hacking: the loss of personal data that can lead to security issues. There are crimes like
identity theft and bank details theft that can harm any individual. Addiction: Prolonged use of social
media can lead to addiction in youth. Addiction causes to lose focus of other important things like
studying etc. People get so absorbed that they get cut off from the society and harm their personal
lives. Scams: Many predators are looking for vulnerable users that they can scam and make profit off.
Relationship frauds: honeytraps and MMS porn are the most caused frauds online. People are lured
in to relationships and love schemes and then they are cheated on. Health issues: The excess use of
social media can affect your physical and mental health in a big way. People often complaint of
becoming lazy, fat, itchy eyes, loss of vision and stress issues after excessive use. Loss of social and
family life: Everyone busy on phone is one of the most common sites in a family gathering nowadays.

We have millions of users around the world that use social media on day to day basis. There is a
mixed bag of reactions regarding it. It does have a lot of importance and advantages but also brings
with it some hazards also.