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 The speed at which our means of communication develops and innovates. Technology has been helping us to communicate easier, faster and more often.

As with all innovation the direction weinnovate is a combination of what is technically possible and what is socially desirable. Technological developments determine the possibilities, but our needs determine which technology will actuallybreak through and remain a facet of our life.

Fifty years ago, the tools we rely upon to communicate today were only science fiction. Today, you can purchase a Smartphone and make calls, surf theWeb, play games, run applications and accomplish most things. So what's next?
In the short term, we'll likely see basic cell phones slowly fade away. As Smartphones become more common and lessexpensive, more people will adopt them.
Smartphones seem to be in the first category. Products like the Apple iPhone and Google's Android operating system have pushed the smartphone out of the world intothe mass market.

The Internet will continue to play an increasing role in communication. Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) already plays a large role in several communication products andservices. IP are innovative, multimodal user interfaces that enable interaction with communication services through voice, gestures, touch or movement are giving a creative boost to voice technology.Applications such as voice-based search and voice mail-to-text are conquering the consumer market, while in customer service, these technologies are improving service quality while lowering costs at thesame time. Of course, this is in addition to the improved performance of mobile devices, which is making entirely new applications possible in this area.

Sites like Facebook and Twitter allowusers to communicate with networks of people. With the rise of the Web, people now have a platform from which they can address the world. In the past, only celebrities and politicians could address so...