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International Journal of Communication Development

The International Journal of Communication Development (IJCD) is a new journal devoted to the analysis of communication, mass media and development in a global context in both Indian and...

ISSN: 2231-2498 Quarterly English Since 2011
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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2015)

Articles Vol. 5 Issue 1 Jan - Jun 2015
DOI 10.65301/ijcd.2015.5.1.4

Most Potent Tool of New Media: The Smartphones (an Analysis)

Authors
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mass Communication, GGS IP University, Delhi Dept. of Mass Communication, GGS IP University, Delhi
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Published 2015-06-30
Pages 32-42
Abstract

 Man has always been known to be a social animal. To communicate with other beings, to share the views,  etc. is equally important for humans as it is to eat or breathe. The difference that has changed the way of  living with the advent of time includes all – our biological growth, psychological growth, economical as  well as the technological growth. And, talking particularly about the technological growth, it would not be  wrong to say that with time, we have witnessed numerous technological inventions, which have made our  lives extremely simple and convenient

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