The DIgital Divide: is it shrinking?

In our country, and even the world there is a huge digital divide.
Many are moving forward with new technological advances, while many
others are left in the dark and are at a stand still. There are so
many new technologies that can be used to help us do everyday
activities, but many American do not have access to these luxuries.
Within the next 3 to 5 years will this divide become a growing gab or
decrease in size?

We have to look at current trends in order to analyze this fully.
According to the reading titled, Mobile Device Problems, a majority of
Americans have mobile devices. Out of these 88% of Americans, a
majority of them have experience issues with their phones. In my
opinion, issues with phones will persist. With any new technologies
problems will arise. Take the iPhone 5 for example, people are
complaining about a variety of different issues coming about with the
new product. This may or may not affect the digital divide that is
seen in many Americans.

The digital divide is seen throughout our country. We have one side of
the spectrum where many people have cell phones, and we don’t normally
think about the other side of it. But it is there. Many people go
through each day without the use of cell phones, to people with smart
phones that just doesn’t seem right. The digital divide will, in my
opinion start to get smaller as time persists. I’m not saying everyone
will eventually get a smart phone, but as time goes on I think that it
will be necessary for everyone to have one, in order to keep up with
the times.

Looking into the future, we must understand that technologies change
with time. They advance in ways our minds can’t even fathom. The fact
of the matter is that mobile phone issues will continue. There are no
questions asked about that. With every new technology issues will
arise. But when looking at mobile problems and the digital divide, it
is different. The 11% of American who do not have a cell phone are the
people who are in the digital divide. They do not experience mobile
phone problems because they do not have a mobile phone.

I think that in the future the gab between people with mobile phones
and people without them will continue to get smaller. Over the last 10
years the amount of people who have mobile devices has increased
significantly and that trend will continue to stay true. There will never be 100% of people with mobile devices, but it could come close.

All in all, mobile devices help us be productive, stay in touch with friends, and do a variety of other things that make our lives easier. There is a percentage of people who do not have mobile devices. But with every new technology, problems can arise, and that is normal. Yet, the people in the digital divide do not experience the issues that can arise from having a mobile device.