To begin with…. a photo of my whippet Neville being naughty
New communication technologies I use everyday include:
* Myspace/Facebook
*Instant Messaging
*Mobile Phones
These new communication technologies aide me in keeping in contact with people who I am not pysically close to, but who I have actually met before. I generally don’t have “Internet friends” who I socialise exclusively with via the internet, although websites such as Facebook and Myspace are tools that can cause my relationships with people I refer to as acquaintances to grow into closer friendships.
I have been using the internet since I was about 10 years old with its use starting as just a tool for school assignments (monthly use) to that of a social communication tool which nowdays I use almost daily. My mobile phone usage has only occured in the past few years as my mum forbode me to have one or be near any as she believed their radiation highly unhealthy and gave u cancer 
…which is funny because now my mum uses her mobile phone more than me and I am unsure what made her change her stance on that peice of technology?
My peers and relatives influenced me to start using these technologies, my cousin (who lives in a city) introduced me to myspace and facebook and soon my friends also joined these websites after I had raved on about them. The high usage of mobile phones and text messaging of my friends influenced me to buy one of my own so I didnt miss out on social events or social bonding.
Privacy is an issue I am concerned about with my mobile phone, I wouldn’t like someone going through my inbox that I didn’t like! Text messaging and instant messaging also brings up privacy concerns as communication I have participated yet can be saved and shown to others who the communication was not intended for. Privacy is not so much an issue on myspace and facebook as I try to censor what I say and what pictures I post (eg. I wouldnt put a photo of myself in a bikini as my display photo) as I am aware that everyone has access to everything I put on those websites.
So basicly, I use new communication technologies to learn and to socialise, but when I socialise I do it with people I know primarily from face to face contact.
