(Riley, 2013) Thanks to the new technology platform, the economic growth of cell phones has skyrocketed. The global mobile economy is currently $1.6 trillion and is expected to reach $2 trillion by 2017. Communication and Social Skills It's unfortunate that real-life interactions are as limited as cell phone conversations, SMS, instant messaging and Facebook emails. start taking up more of our time. (Glaser, 2007) Cellular devices can be addictive and interfere with interactions between an individual and their friends/company executives. Because of the addiction that cell phones can create, they can interfere with interactions between co-workers and friends. Using your mobile phone while driving Dangers arising from sending SMS and messages