Communication Revolutionized: The Cell PhoneThe emerging technologies of the century have greatly affected the way people interact personally and professionally. From 1990 to 2010, the number of mobile phone users increased from 12 million to more than 4 billion worldwide; in fact, nearly 90 percent of American households own a cell phone (Wortham). The creation of the mobile phone marked a new era for America and the world. Phones have evolved from the “pocket 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 speak with a colleague on their way to work. Today, the way meetings are planned, work schedules are made, movies are watched, and information is searched have all been affected by the evolution of the mobile phone. The mobile phone has created another dimension, a dimension in which everything is accessible. The mobile phone has simplified knowledge to a 2-inch LCD screen and a QWERTY keyboard that people call their cell phone. It took over thirty-five years of innovation to bring a device that reveals answers in seconds, calls across the globe, and fits the World Wide Web onto an extremely small screen. The various advances have not only been seen in the palm of America's hand, but their effects extend to school systems, families, and relationships. School systems have taken a worrying turn toward violence over the past decade, and parents have become less comfortable leaving their children in that environment. Now kids have a resource at their fingertips, an answer to all their questions, and a device that carries nearly half a century of hard work right into their pocket. When a bomb threat is issued, a gun... middle of paper... makes a pact. The cell phone has changed the way people access information, use language, but most importantly 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 cell phones every day,**Works CitedMiners, Zach. “A third of teenagers use cell phones to cheat at school.” American News. 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. Internet. November 6, 2011. Ong, Rebecca. “Chapter 4.” Mobile communication and child protection. Amsterdam: Leiden UP, 2010. 66+. Print. Wortham, Jenna. “Mobile phones are now used more for data than for calls.” New York Times May 14, 2010, B1. Web. 13