The iPhone has been one of the biggest and most mainstream communication breakthroughs in the past couple of years. It's abilities seem to grow every day, and it has had a large influence on culture. Thinking about the iPhone in the mindset of Marshall McLuhan, you can see that it has many kinds of content. The main ones, pictures above, (from left to right): Internet access, music, video, pictures, and games. But the content is certainly not limited to those illustrated above. The iPhone's messages, however, are more complicated. It is certain that the iPhone has had an influence on how people communicate today. Many of the influences are possitive. The first picture under messages is people talking and the iPhone certainly allows you to do this. With phone calls, text messages, emails, and networking sites like Facebook at the user's disposal at all times, it is very easy to stay connected. It shrinks the world by giving the user access to any part of the globe in seconds. It compresses a cell phone, computer, camera, video camera, an iPod, and more into one item. And this is the reason i have a suitcase pictured above. It allows for travel. The user can be on the move and still use all of the content of the iPhone. It opens up even more possibilities and again, this aspect has had a great influence on sciety. But, as with anything, bad comes with the good. I have a rope about to break on my collage because this constant access and ease of information can cause stress. Constant bombardment with emails or phone calls is not good for someone. You should be able to have a break in your day to relax. but people become attached to their iPhone and can never put it down. This is also a cultural problem that can come with technology such as the iPhone.
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