Cell Phone Expansion

In lieu of the recent comments I received, thank you everyone who commented and has some input, I am glad to see you agree to see both postive and negative side effects to this new cell phone age.

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The Iphone will surely revolutionize the entire cellphone industry. A cellphone with so many features will surely attract an ocean of consumers for it's technological advances. It is almost scary if you look back and see old cellphones which had to be carried along with a large battery pack. The emergence of the camera phone has brought along with it a vast expansion not only in the modes of communication but also expression and art. However, if you really dwell on it it could be viewed as a nail in the coffin of literacy. Think about it instead of penning postcards we find ourselves capturing landscapes and sending text messages in a new breed of language (shorthand). Call me a purist but I try my hardest not to ever use shorthand because I really take pride in my knowledge of the english language and I fear that I am cheating myself by using it. Moreover, this new form of language is quickly taking over and with the progress of using technological features in the classroom I believe it is very important to stress the advantages of these advancements but not losing grasp of traditional ideas such as fundamental writing.

To address the parent side of marketing. The Disney phone seems like a good idea if you really think about it. The major problem with the influx of internet, moreover, technological activity among children is the inability of parents to keep watch over what their children are participating in. With this new phone the market is for younger children so do I think the GPS control is bad, no, with young children I see myself even maybe a parent one day the worry of where your young child is could be an overwhelming burden of worry. However, in regards to Hulk Hogan you have to realize a point to let your child be who they are and can not be over their shoulder at every moment, to have the ability to shut off your child's car via online GPS tracking (as displayed in an episode of Hogan knows best) is ridiculous.