Technology, computers, and the internet are tools to initiate interpersonal relationships! Or in other words a great way to communicate with everyone!
I’m on the 8th floor in a 180 square foot room, in a building you need identification to get into, it’s in the Old Bank District in Downtown, Los Angeles. I’m sitting in front of my computer now, headphones on listening to the “root”, by the Deftones. I just got back from having coffee and writing at a local coffee shop. On my desk is a 23 inch monitor that I am not using, an unplugged external harddrive, and unplugged sdcard reader and dvd drive, a usb hub, mouse, keyboard, notebook and pen, a stack of papers, a photo my older sister gave me, a photo my mom sent me, a book about SQL with missing pages I tore out, and a book that I edited and designed for a project back in 2005 while going to the Art Center College of Design, with articles about Human-Computer Interaction.
In that book is an article titled, “The Influence of Technology on the Initiation of Interpersonal Relationships” (2003), you can read it online:
http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst?docId=5001928409
Here is an Introduction to it:
The world has witnessed a steady increase in the advent, adoption, and widespread use of new and varied technologies. With this proliferation of technology, scholars and lay people alike are beginning to ask the question, “How does advancing technologies impact interpersonal relationships?” This paper explores this concern by examining the following three areas. First, brief consideration is given to technology and its influence on social life. Second, the influence of media on interpersonal relationships is explored. Finally, the implications of computer-mediated interaction for relationship development are reviewed.
