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

Dr. Sachin Bharti , Divyani Redhu
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mass Communication, GGS IP University, Delhi
Dept. of Mass Communication, GGS IP University, Delhi
Dr. Sachin Bharti, Divyani Redhu . (2015). Most Potent Tool of New Media: The Smartphones (an Analysis). International Journal of Communication Development , 5(1), 32-42.
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 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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