There are many forms of media technology.  Some have been around for a very long time, and some are new. Some are easier than others. 

Email is a form of communication that almost everyone is familiar with.  It can be used for something as simple as just saying hello, or for business purposes such as sending a meeting agenda to employees.  It can be used to communicate back and forth with one person or with many people.  It was the first form of electronic communication and is now used by millions every day.  While email is very effective to communicate a message, it is very difficult to communicate feelings so sometimes things can be misunderstood.  People must be very careful how they word things in their emails so they do not offend anyone.  They have created emoticons to show certain emotions which does seem to help.

Many people have steered away from email for personal use just because there are so many other forms of media communication.  It is still used in many business settings because it is so easy send messages to mass amounts of people at one time.  For example, many stores have mailing lists of thousands of people and they send out advertisements on a weekly basis.

 The internet is a form a media technology that has so many possibilities.  It has so many purposes and our world would not be where it is today without it.  A person can search for anything that they want and find information on any topic.  It can be used for personal use, professional use, school purposes, and the list goes on and on.  It is the basis for many of the other media technologies.  We could not use Facebook without the internet.  We could not take our online college courses without the internet. We can conduct most things in our lives on the internet, such as paying our bills, buying a car, shopping, watching movies, keeping in contact with family and friends, making appointments and so much more.  Unfortunately, there is a dark side to the internet. People can steal your identity, use websites to commit other crimes, and post videos that really shoudn't be seen by anyone. 

The internet is universal and more and more is added every day.  There is something to find for everyone who is looking.  One search will bring up many choices and sites to look at to gather information.  Some are legitimate, others are not to be trusted.  It is sometimes difficult to tell the difference.

Facebook is used by millions of people every day. At first, it was created for people to keep in contact with each other and to socialize. That is why it is considered a social network.   It has grown to be so much more. People not only use Facebook to keep in contact with friends and family, they use it to post pictures to share, play games, shop, look for jobs, keep up on the latest news, follow their favorite celebrities in their every day lives, listen to music, watch videos, plan parties, wish people a Happy Birthday,make people aware of certain causes, or just let people know what you are doing at any particular moment.  People of all ages use Facebook.  It is fairly easy to navigate.  One downfall, from personal experience, is that they keep changing the layout which does tend to get confusing from time to time. 

There is also a scary side of Facebook.  People pretend to be somebody that they are not.  There are child predators, seaching for that vulnerable child that will tell them anything that they want.  They will send messages or videos with viruses in them in order to gain you information or destroy your computer.  People use Facebook to bully others, especially kids.  They use Facebook to distribute pornagraphic material.  People, especially kids, should be very careful.

Smartphones are a form of media technology that more and more people are acquiring.  It is all of the above right at your fingertips with the benefit of also being used as a telephone.  They can be used for business or pleasure. You can download applications to help with your grocery shopping, directions, recipes, games, email, movies, television, game scores, internet, and much more.  It is a cell phone so it is small enough to be taken anywhere. It is amazing how something so little can store so much information. 

There are so many more types of media technology and I am sure that there will be so many more things to come. I look at the capabilities that we have now, and I can't even imagine what they will come up with in the future.