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They are a useful tool and will play a significant role in daily lives going forward. I want my kids to be well versed on technology.
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How are they a useful tool?
Is it a need or a want?
I know cellphones and computers are needs. However, smartphones is a want.
Cellphones and computers were wants in the not so distant past. Smartphones will eventually be the next need. It's important to keep up with technology, especially for younger generations because the technology will be used in their work lives just like computers became the standard for most professions even though they didn't exist previously.
They are a want for teens, but can be a need for some adults who don't carry a tablet or laptop with them everywhere.
Social media is not a need (that what teens use it for, let's be honest) and people can and do live fine without it. My youngest is plugged in like I can't believe, while my oldest (who had a few more years pre-tech takeover) will use social media when she gets bored. They are both in their 20's.
Social media is a business need. It's becoming a significant marketing necessity for businesses.
Not for teens though. And working in business...well I have my doubts about the real importance of social media for marketing in a lot of cases. It's not universally needed but everyone thinks they need it. It hasn't reached the point where most people have taken a critical look at it yet. It's still sort of "bandwagon"y. It's like when the internet first came into our homes and people were selling things, everything, but many of those early businesses are long gone now....cached if you will.
It will have it's place, but teens don't really need marketing to IMO.
Those teens will eventually be professionals who need to know the technology.
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And working in business...well I have my doubts about the real importance of social media for marketing in a lot of cases.
Obviously you're not in marketing.
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It hasn't reached the point where most people have taken a critical look at it yet. It's still sort of "bandwagon"y.
That's not true.
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It's like when the internet first came into our homes and people were selling things, everything, but many of those early businesses are long gone now....cached if you will.
The internet is a major economic force for most businesses worldwide.
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It will have it's place...
It already has its place.
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...teens don't really need marketing to IMO.
Teens are a huge market segment. They control billions of dollars of buying power.
Cellphones and computers were wants in the not so distant past. Smartphones will eventually be the next need. It's important to keep up with technology, especially for younger generations because the technology will be used in their work lives just like computers became the standard for most professions even though they didn't exist previously.
Kids with smarphones are almost never into the programming and technology of them, they just like the games, music, messages, and so on.
Smartphones are cool toys but I would rather my kids learn first how to actually converse with people and do something other than play with their smartphone.
It may not harm kids at all - but from what I observe, even among family members is that many kids today are kind of weird. They'll sit side by side and send texts to each other instead of talking. The phones definitely don't help them with spelling "r u ok" and "wats up". A 12 month old baby can figure out the apps, there's not much learning involved. If the phone doesn't vibrate every 2 minutes or so, they start going into panic mode, grabbing the pocket or glancing nervously at the phone for messages.
In our workplace, we have problems with some of these employees with cell phone addictions.
She said "Dad can I have a new phone for Christmas"
She needed a new phone anyways and if did not cost too much. Phone was 180 Euro and 20 euro per month for normal phone, internet, and sms flat plus 120 minutes all networks.
I am a single dad and I work full time- if she need to contact me at work she writes me on Facebook, yesterday she missed her bus and was able look up the bus schedule online...
Kids with smarphones are almost never into the programming and technology of them, they just like the games, music, messages, and so on.
I wouldn't of done computer science, worked for a fortune 500 company, or end up where I am in top ten percentile of salary if it wasn't for games, etc. . .of computers
step 1 is having fun
step 2 is. . .what if I could make something myself
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