What Will the Communication Technology Landscape Look Like in 2024 A.D.?

COMM 303-50Presentation By:Cassady Hilbert

Reneasha Giles GallonAmy Cohron

Per Merriam Webster’s dictionary, the definition of innovation is the act or process of introducing new

ideas, devices, or methods. You will see in our presentation how innovation will impact the

technological advances in the areas of social media, smartphones and the tablet into the year 2024.

Social Media

In general, communication technology has changed over the course of 10 years. With the vast change

the empire of social media took over.

Social media is changing the way we communicate and the way we are perceived, both positively and negatively. Every time you post a photo, or update

your status, you are contributing to your own digital footprint and personal brand.

-Amy Jo Martin

Social Media

According to Wikipedia: “social networks” or social relations among people who share interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections. A social network service consists of a representation of each user (often a profile), his or her social links, and a variety of additional services”. Besides viewing the news via telecast social media has become the place to receive information of all aspects. 10 years from now media activity such as local and national news will all be on twitter instead of on local television or national networks.

Social Media

Social networking sites will continue to have their place on

mobile devices as well as tablets. However the next step will take place on television. People are

looking to find news daily through a social networking site or somewhere online. There will be a decline in local and national news, and it may be just viewed

online, unless it is breaking news.

Social Media

According to the Pew research study in “January 2014, 74% of online adults use

social networking sites”. From that percentage I believe that at least 95% of

adults will be using social media in some sort of way in 2024.

(pewinternet.org) People will be so into social networking that there also be

booths at drug stores or fast food restaurants for people to access social

media outlets. Social media will become more accessible and people will lean on

that more than calling.

Social Media

We already have wearable technology such as Google glasses and smart watches but, it wont stop there. You will be able to access your

social media will literally be on the go. The dashboard will be

touch screen, access to an internet browser, and icons that connect to social media

sites.

Social Media

The theory that applies to social networking and the future of social networking would be the Social Learning/Social Cognitive theory. It is the framework for examining communication technologies, as well as

containing symbolic models of behavior that are functional and dysfunctional.

The Mobile Phone: The Times They Are a-Changin’:

The Smartphone of Today:

• Smartphones as we know them today are not only viewed as a convenience for millions of users, but to many, they are a necessity.

• Scan a room full of people anytime, anywhere, and odds are, the smartphone will be the most dominant accessory in the room.

• People line up for hours waiting for the newest models of smartphones.

Common Uses of the Smartphone:

Common Uses of the Smartphone (continued):

• Every smartphone user utilizes their smartphone to fit their own unique needs and desires.

• Common uses include: phone calls, internet, email, text messaging, social networking, music, camera, television, games, and books.

• Thanks to more than 1 million available applications (with this number steadily increasing), the uses of the smartphone continue to be countless.

Uses and Gratifications Theory

• “This approach sees the users as actively seeking to use different media to fulfill different needs”.

• Focus is on the why and how people choose specific media and communication technologies and what they do with media versus how the media affects them.

• Audience-centered/examines the individuals

Uses and Gratifications Theory (continued):

• This theory plays a large role in the evolution of communication technologies.

• The needs of the people have been and will continue to be a major driving force behind the advancement and persistence of various communication technologies, including the smartphone.

• If there are no consumers of a product, how can that product persist? It can be improved, advanced, and/or altered into something the people will want.

• The evolution smartphones has not occurred without considerable regard to how and why people use them.

• Why are land-lines becoming a thing of the past for many people? The answer lies within this theory. Cell phones are satisfying the people’s needs all on their own.

Food for Thought From the Late Steve Jobs (co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc.):

• “The cure for Apple is not cost-cutting. The cure for Apple is to innovate its way out of its current predicament.”

• “Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”

• “It’s not about pop culture, and it’s not about fooling people, and it’s not about convincing people that they want something they don’t. We figure out what we want. And I think we’re pretty good at having the right discipline to think through whether a lot of other people are going to want it, too. That’s what we get paid to do. We just want to make great products.”

The Smartphone of Tomorrow:

• The uses and gratifications theory will most certainly play a role in the smartphone people will see in 2024.

• What will it do that it doesn’t already do? How can it advance even more than it has already? It can, and it will, because the smartphone is only going to get smarter!

• The evolution and history of the smartphone is evidence that advancements and improvements may very well be limitless.

• New smartphones are released every year, and what is the appeal of purchasing the newest model? It is an upgrade and improvement of the last model, aka, it is “smarter”.

• As the needs of the people continue to grow and change, the smartphone will continue to do the same.

Smartphones Today Vs. Smarter Phones Tomorrow:

• FaceTime: 2-way • Applications: over 1 million since

2007.• Land-line phones: still exist.• Voice recognition: limited.• Memory Storage: increasing steadily• Text messaging: voice texting

available.• Security options: locks, passwords,

fingerprint recognition• Overall perception: Smartphones of

today are increasing with the needs an desires of users; smart is great!

• FaceTime: 3-way, 4- way, 5-way?• Applications: at least 2 million+ at the

current rate.• Land-line phones: I remember those…• Voice recognition: the norm.• Memory Storage: continues to grow to

fit the needs of the people.• Text messaging: voice texting is the

norm.• Security options: a mixture of

passwords, fingerprint recognition, and voice recognition.

• Overall perception: Tomorrow’s smartphone will be the result of what people need and desire and even things they do not even know they want yet; smarter is better!

What will the tablet look like in the year 2024? Will it be significantly

different in only 10 years?

YES! It will be significantly different.

I believe the majority of these changes will be due to the use of

the “Critical Mass Theory”. The “Critical Mass Theory” is

defined as “a small segment of the population that chooses to make

big contributions to the public good”.

In 2024, the tablet will be used by everyone daily

instead of laptops or desktop computer. They will be much

lighter than the current versions and

will have a much quicker processor.

They will be transparent in color.

Tablets will work by utilizing eye readers. There

will no longer be a need for touch

screens. They will also have the

ability to project holograms

instead of using features such as

Facetime.

These changes to the tablet as we know it will drastically enhance everyday life from

the student at school to the CEO at a Fortune 500 company.

The future of technology is unfolding before our eyes, and quickly. What is the next big thing? Holograms?

Robots? Flying cars? “Smart” homes? While we may not necessarily see these developments

available to the general public in the near future, one thing is certain: technology is continuously evolving and

advancing. Anything seems possible. Social media, smartphones, and tablets are just a few of

many technologies that have created a solid foundation for longevity in an age where advancement equals

survival. The question does not appear to be whether or not these technologies will still exist in the year 2024,

but how will they transform in the years to come?

The Future Starts Now…

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•Grant, A., & Meadows, J. (2014). Communication Technology Update (14th ed., p. 28). San Diego: Elsevier.

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Sources (Social Media)

Sources (Social Media cont.)

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•Amy Jo Martin, Quote: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/amy_jo_martin.html

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•http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innovation