For years, mobile technology has taken over face-to-face interaction, in more ways than one. We as a society are no longer proud to read the morning paper or gossip about the new family in town with our friends down the street. Instead we are a society that takes out our cell phones to check the stock market, the news and the weather. We, as a society, pick up the phone to call or text to gossip, rather than knock on our neighbor's door, to talk about neighborhood housewives over coffee. Grandma no longer sends us letters with money in them. He transfers the money to a bank account, using his smartphone, then sends a message saying he loves us. Our children have become addicted to things like phones, video games, and laptops; family time ceases to exist! While tech companies work hard to make their products secure, it's undeniable that mobile technology has eliminated personal interaction and replaced it with a connection to devices that can now speak and correct our spelling. Technology has made great strides to make our lives easier, and it is in many ways. For example, the medical sector would not be able to respond to serious cases in current times without the technology produced for medical teams. Scientists have worked so hard to provide us with technology that benefits us rather than harms us. In fact, according to Namwoon Kim, Subin Im and Stanely F. Slater who wrote an article titled "Impact of Knowledge Type and Strategic Orientation on New Product Creativity and Advantages in High-Technology Firms*" on consumer surveys to make technology more new and fresher. “The novelty and significance of the new product is proven to enhance the benefit of the new product in terms of a different product… middle of paper… a train-like family comes back to life, and only you can change that message of text in an eye-catching conversation. Works Cited. Bilton, Nick. “Disruptions: More Connected, Even More Alone.” “Is Technology Making Us Lonelier?” NYTimes.com. The New York Times, September 4, 2013. Web. April 3, 2014. Kim, Namwoon, Subin Im, and Stanley F. Slater. “Impact of Knowledge Type and Orientation strategic orientation on creativity and new product advantage in high-technology firms Impact of knowledge type and strategic orientation on creativity and new product advantage in high-technology firms." Journal of Product Innovation Management 30.1 (2013): 136 -153. Premier corporate source. April 7, 2014. Rafter, Michelle. “Children are getting phones at younger and earlier ages.” . MSN Money Partner, February 5, 2013. Web. April 3. 2014.