Impacts of mobile

usage on social life

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 Introduction
• Smartphones are popular among people for the applic
ations they offer to users. Smartphones make commun
ications with people quite easier. People enjoy a lot of
benefits in various forms of their daily work. Some adv
antages smartphones provide – better means of co
mmunication, learning options to users, great exposur
e to the latest things, ways to personality deve
lopment, simple ways to access applications, ideas to s
ucceed in business, platforms to grow their ap
plications and more.
• Impact on Business Smartphones create new dimens
ions for business. It is not only the smartphone vend
ors enjoying business but also created new doma
in for app development companies, Internet service
providers, and other related sectors.
• Impact on Education
Smartphones provide a unique way to improve the quality of
education. The use of the Internet has become a part of life.
for every student. Internet together with Smartphones –
provide an alternative channel to deliver education services
and distance education.
• Health Impact According to surveys, more than 10 milli
on users in the USA use Smartphone to search for heal
th information and facilities. 27% of the users use sma
rtphones for online activities. Today there are sever
al apps to manage prescription, promote alternative tr
eatment options, provide price comparison, an
d validate prescriptions. Today several apps are availabl
e to track exercise, diet and blood pressure – enabling s
martphones to play a key role in the health sector.
• Psychological Impact Smartphones are said to reduc
e stress in busy work life. I today’s busy schedules m
obile phones provide a means to interact with friend
s and families as an when they get time. The smart u
se of Smartphone increases your brain’s functioning
helping to stay active. Instead of using Smartphone
only for entertainment it could be used to access us
eful information, for example, access the news head
lines, latest technology updates, and more.
• Social Impact Social life has been drastic
ally changed with the introduction of sm
artphones and this domain has encount
ered most of the impact from the use of
smartphones. Smartphones play an imp
ortant role in the integration process of
people with special needs, elderly age a
nd with some sort of disabilities.
Concluding Note
It is true that the smartphone has a sizeable i
mpact on society and other aspects of life. S
martphone has impacted almost all walk of h
uman life. The prominent areas, whe
re impacts of Smartphone are obvious include
business, education, health, and social lif
e. Mobile technology has drastically changed t
he cultural norms and individual behaviors. Th
e impacts are both on the positive side a
nd also on the negative side. There are several
ways that can help control and minimize th
e negative impact of Smartphone use
in society by educating users on how to use S
martphones smartly. The Smartphone is only a
pocket-sized PC today but the device seems to