1. Internet
   1. Access to most of the world's information
   2. E-Commerce
   3. Instant access to multimedia
      1. Video
      2. Music
      3. Images
   4. Email
   5. Instant Messaging
   6. Social Networking Sites
      1. Twitter
      2. MySpace
      3. FaceBook
   7. Voice over IP
2. Cell Phones
   1. Messaging
      1. Text
      2. Email
      3. Voicemail
      4. Video
3. Increasing Capabilities
   1. Faster
   2. More capacity / memory
   3. More Coverage
4. Decreasing Costs
   1. General cost of technology continues to fall making access easier to obtain
5. Instant Gratification
   1. Instant access to information
   2. Fast access to most multimedia
6. Interactions with other people
   1. Global community
      1. Remove boundries and share information freely
   2. Clearer communication in text form
      1. Prevent misunderstandings with proper language use
7. Negative
   1. Information Overload
      1. More information processed, less retained
      2. Sorting "good" from the bad information
   2. Intrapersonal Communication Problems
      1. Too much online -- awkward IRL
   3. General lack of social interaction