Research Journal Based on Personal Experience and Observation Assignment

Research Journal Based on Personal Experience and Observation - Assignment characterThe message drew her attention from the television, and she began to reply. 523pm After replying, she took her laptop and opened the tab where she has logged into facebook, and found much than five people have already initiated chats. She commenced replying to their chats, and forwards she was done with it, her attention was drawn by the television. Therefore, the television distracted her from continuing with the chats on Facebook in fact, she did not respond to some of the comments from her friends. In the meantime, she was also hold for her friend to respond to the message that she had sent earlier, via the text messaging. 535pm Her friend replied through the phone messaging services, and this drew her attention again. The message seemed to be more interesting than the television due to a reflection from her smile as she read through. Before replying to the message received, friends on the face book drew her attention, and she decided to reply to common chord of her friends. It is evident that both messaging and Facebook seemed to be more interesting to her, than watching American Idol on the television, since every time the messages were received, she was drawn from watching the television. 601PM 610 PM 615 PM 618 PM She was not paying attention to the television anymore, since she was concentrating on her laptop, sequence typing on Facebook chats. Therefore, she was not able to pay attentions to the television and Facebook at the same time, though the phone was also demanding attention from her at various instances manage reading messages and replying. At this moment, she remembered about her drink, she took it, though her mind, and eyes were focusing on the laptop. Another message was sent to her through the SMS, and this drew her attention to the phone in order to return the message. She replied to the message, thereby taking about three minutes. Finally, her atten tion was drawn to the television, whereby she stopped typing on the laptop, and commenced watching an iphone 5 commercial on the television. The features of the phone were exiting to her in a way that drew her attention, thus making her to leave all other activities and concentrate on the television advert. MY REFLECTION During my observation, I was able to identify the way people have been sending and receiving messages in the past using the phone, while comparing to the pertly social media, Facebook. It is evident that, the new social media is allowing accessibility of numerous people through different avenues of communication at the same time. My subject seems to be distracted while watching the television, since she had to check on the messages received from her friend, while still chatting with her friends on Facebook. However, the new social media offer an opportunity to enjoy watching the same program on the cables length television, while chatting with friends, hence reduc ing the interruption. Subject 2 Myself Date Monday 10 September 2012 Situation Texting message using my phone, while chatting on Twitter agingMedia Phone messaging services New (social) Media