Revolutionized Communication: The Cell Phone The century's emerging technologies have greatly influenced the way people interact on a personal and professional level. From 1990 to 2010, mobile phone users grew from 12 million to over 4 billion worldwide; in fact, nearly 90% of American households own a cell phone (Wortham). The creation of the cell phone marked a new era for America and the world. Phones have evolved from the “purse phone” to the BlackBerry and will forever change the way a society communicates. In the early days of cell phones, people could make a call from their car to confirm an appointment or talk to a colleague on the way to work. Now, the way you schedule meetings, give work schedules, watch movies and search for information have all been affected by the change in the mobile phone. The mobile phone has created another dimension, a dimension where everything is accessible. The cell phone has simplified knowledge into a 2-inch LCD screen and a QWERTY keyboard that people call their cell phone. It took more than thirty-five years of innovation to bring around a device that reveals answers in seconds, calls worldwide, and fits the World Wide Web on an extremely small screen. The various advances have not only been seen in the palm of America's hand, the effects extend to school systems, families and relationships. School systems have taken a troubling turn into violence over the past decade, and parents have become less comfortable leaving their children at home. this environment. Now kids have a resource at their fingertips, an answer to all their questions, and a device that puts nearly half a century's hard work in their pocket. When given the threat of a bomb, a gun... middle of paper... deals he has. The mobile phone has changed the way people access information, use language, but above all the way they communicate. It is true that cell phones have an impact on young people. With billions of people around the world using and interacting with people using mobile phones on a daily basis,**Works CitedMiners, Zach. “A third of teens use their cell phones to cheat in school.” News from the United States. 2011 USNews & World Report LP, June 23, 2009. Web. October 31, 2011. Nurullah, Abu Sadat. “The Cell Phone as an Agent of Social Change.” Rocky Mountain Communications Review 6.1 (2009): 19+. University of Alberta - Academia.edu. Network. 06 November 2011. Ong, Rebecca. "Chapter 4." Mobile communication and child protection. Amsterdam: Leiden UP, 2010. 66+. Print.Wortham, Jenna. “Cellphones are now used more for data than calls.” New York Times May 14, 2010, B1. Net. 13