Communications

Emails

We send and receive messages through email; we even send pictures or videos using computer or mobile phone.

Emails were the most popular type of communications for a very long time, it is still popular but other social media had a big rise in recent years.  The first email was sent in 1965 but you could only send messages to user on the same computer, later in 1972 Ray Tomlinson made it possible to send emails to different computers he also created the symbol @. The first email he sent between two computers was "qwertyuiop" top line of keyboard.  Now 294 billions emails are now sent every day and more than 2.8 million emails are sent every second and around 90% of these emails are spam and viruses.

Scopes

• Emails are very fast and they are very good form of communication.
• They can be sent 24/7 anywhere that has an internet connection. 
• You can send email to individuals or more than one person. 
• It is free and easy to use.
• Emails are beneficial as they are sent much faster than traditional post sent.  
• Emails are free to spend but we have to pay for stamps to send items in  the post.

limitations

The drawback of emails are that people sent 90% of viruses and spam messages everyday so it could be you that can receive that sort of email. So users have to be aware of the risk and not to open attachments from people that they don’t know.

• You can be sent spam messages by companies advertising there products. 
• You can get viruses from locking at emails.
• You can get fraud by people trying to get your bank information.

My personal experience
I use emails as it is an easy way to connect to my cricket club and teachers via my computer. The main reason I use emails is to receive emails from my Cricket Club as he arranges training session so that I can keep alerted to know what times to attend. I also use emails at school to contact my teachers to email them work and to inform them if I need help. Lastly I used them to apply for jobs online and to send Emails to my father’s friend about business deals.

Mobile phones are one of the most used types of communication between people all around the world. People use mobile phones now everywhere like on trains, at work, and even  in schools by students.
Back in 1993 mobile phones were the size of bricks but know technology has change and you can get them in a size that can fit into your pocket.
These days’ people use mobile phones everywhere, at home, at work, at school and almost everywhere. We use mobile phones for communication as well as entertainment such as games, music, video, even connecting us to the web and more. Around two billion people used mobile phones to communicate with others
Scopes

• If you are lost, you can call for directions, to your family, friends etc.
• You can listen to music, text, and play games when you're bored.
• You can chat & video conference.
• You can check your emails

Limitations

• Mobile phones can be expensive
• People use the phone while they are driving, and this can cause problems.
• They can limit your face to face time with friends and family
• Can ruin the connection to the computer.
• Can be hard for older people to use.

 My personal experience: I used my mobile every time, I use it  to text my friends and family as well as other people like my cricket manger if I am not going to cricket training or If I  am away. I use my phone to watch films, or play games because it is easy to use and I don’t have to go on computer and I can use it easily watch it while laying down in my bed rather then sitting straight in front  of  TV.

Texting is the most popular communication between teenagers, around 72% of teenager’s text regularly and one in three sends more than 100 texts per days. Texting has, in many ways, made communications easier by helping people avoiding long, unpleasant phone conversations.

The first message was sent from computer to a mobile phone on December 3 1992 from Neil engineer Neil Papworth sent the first SMS message to Richard Jarvis of Vodafone. It simply read "Merry Christmas," and Jarvis had no way of replying.

Scopes

• A person can respond when it is more convenient for them.
• If you're not able to talk out loud, texting provides a solution. 
• Easier to text someone if you're not confident about speaking on the phone. 

Limitations           

• Long text messages cost more money than a short text.
• It can be difficult for some people to work out how to send a text message. 
• Sometimes take a while to arrive at the other phone if the network is busy.
• You don’t know if the person has received your text.

My personal Experience: I text sometime when it is something important or an emergency, but I mostly used other social media such as Facebook, Whats App, because it makes it easy for me if I have a Wi-Fi, and it doesn't cost me, on the other side if I text someone it would cost me.