Everything changes, life evolves, and technology plays a huge role in our advancements. Of course, new generations will never know the difference about what life was like before x, y and z. They will just roll their eyes when you tell them stories about rotary phones and 8-tracks.CNN journalist John D. Sutter also interviewed Lana Yarosh, a Ph.D. candidate in human-centered computing at
The technology isn’t perfect yet, but add-ons like a secondary camera to share views of toys and surroundings make the experience easier to adapt to, and ideal to counter the traveling distance across town (or across the globe). As the multi-point capabilities increase, so will the online communities that can foster friendships, cultivate teamwork and cooperative interaction, and introduce cultural opportunities never afforded to earlier generations.
Staying ahead of the communication curve is a great ambition, but keeping up with the times is a necessity. Our children are dictating that video conferencing is a “today” communication tool rather the technology of “tomorrow,” and business communication is no different. Video conferencing is becoming as ubiquitous as the phone call and Instant Message – just another way to connect.
I smile just thinking that somewhere there is a 7-year-old telling his 4-year-old brother, “When I was your age…”
