[1] The development of technology in the last decades has

considerably improved our lifestyles. It has made its impact

felt on each and every aspect of life, also on the communication

[4] techniques. Everything has both a positive and negative impact,

and the impact of technology on the communication process

also comes as mixed baggage.

[7] Technology has transformed the once big and far

world into a tiny global village. Thanks to technology, we now

have the power to communicate with anybody on the other side

[10] of the world. Technology has brought the world closer and

promoted exchange of thoughts to find better solutions to any

problem. Services like video-conferencing have made it

[13] possible to provide students with best education via the web.

The most prominent negative effect of technology is

that the charm of the good old world is missing. The lengthy

[16] face-to-face conversations have been slowly going away, and

have been replaced by texting or chatting. The current young

generation lacks essential interpersonal skills (the ability to

[19] express the ideas and thoughts to others face-to-face).

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According to the text above, it can be concluded that

the world is shrinking in size.