Communication age

== Consequences of failed technology ==

By Adrienne Chambers

There are many useful communication technologies in the world today. However, sometimes these technologies are not used when necessary or the technologies fail when actually being used. I have compiled a list of the consequences that may happen when certain communication technologies fail. These failures could impact many aspects of human life and could be a failure of many of the technologies we use on a daily basis such as computer programs, cell phones, and the Internet in general. Some of the technology failures that could impact all of us include: 1.	unreliable or unavailable connection (whether it be a computer, the Internet, cellular phone signals, etc) 2.	undelivered messages (voicemails, emails, etc.) 3.	the high cost that could be incurred if the technology were to fail (cost in repairing the technology and rectifying the problems caused by the system failure and sometimes the cost is so high that the failure of technologies result in someone’s death) 4.	 the misuse of personal and private information that can be redeemed when technologies fail 5.	 the length of time it takes to repair the failed technology (and all of the problems that go along with having an obsolete piece of communication technology for a period of time) 6.	 the problems that occur with these technologies when they are operated by people who do not know how to operate the technology (often damaging the technology a great deal). There are many consequences that we have to endure when communication technologies fail. It is essential for us to decide how many failures of a piece of technology we will accept before demanding that a new technology replace the obsolete one. These are all important issues in our society because nearly every part of our lives has to do with some sort of communication, often relying on technology for that communication.