Technology helps build on social interaction.

With more communication devices, such as Web sites like Myspace.com, people are communicating now more than ever. I myself have communicated with many of my friends from years back on Myspace.com and have made new ones. If Myspace.com did not lead to socialization, I don’t think anyone would be using it. It would serve no purpose.

Then there are cellular phones. Right now as I am typing this opinion piece, I see two of my co-workers talking on a cellular phone. Cellular phones have taken over the planet.

If this isn’t socialization, I don’t know what is.

Most people practically have cellular phones glued to the side of their head at any given time in a day talking to someone.

One of the things many college students socialize about is music. Some people say MP3 players such as the iPod – which I am utilizing right now – lead to diminished socialization. In reality, the iPod, and its counterparts are just replacements for the portable CD player.

I never recalled anyone complaining about portable CD players. Granted, you cannot hear as well when you have headphones on with blaring music, but sometimes there are people you just don’t want to socialize with or hear.

Then there is the old but drastically improved television set. Like the other devices, I have heard many people say that TV leads to decreased socialization.

They are wrong because the fact is much of what people socialize about comes from the TV.

Technology leads to an increased social life. Without it, there would be much less ways to socialize and fewer things to socialize about.