The chapter "Can You Hear Me Now?" by Sherry Turkle was an interesting read on how networking and technology have affected our lives. He introduces the conversation with stories from his witnesses at a conference without paying attention to the speaker but rather sending emails and networking online. I believe the audience for this writing is more oriented towards my age group (18-30 years old) when referring to the young professional working in the company. It slightly takes on the language of looking back and wondering what happened to this generation. The writer presents herself with amazement at the amount of technology used in everyday life. He even goes on to say that there is no such thing as “down time” anymore, only work time (Turkle/Ousborne 228). In the preface it is mentioned that his latest books were published in 1995, 2008 and 2011. This gives a reference to the technology that is out there. In his essay he mentions the BlackBerry era, “The BlackBerry revolution” (Turkle/Ousborne 228). I find this interesting because in my lifetime, in 2008, the BlackBerry phone was around, but only for adults. Just the other day, one of my professors sent an email titled "As College Students' Smartphone Use Rises, Student Intelligence in the Classroom Goes Down," written by the College of Education, Kent State Health, and Human Services. The article discusses the amount of data used on phones and links it to students' GPAs. It is concluded that smartphones inhibit students' study and attention skills. I too am part of this statistic. I've learned that when I bring my computer to class I barely take notes and mostly browse online, which is why I stopped bringing it with me to class. But even as I write this article, I've already checked my Facebook four or five times!