It one were to look back over the last decade and try to find some element that affected society as a whole from a technical standpoint there would be a couple of possible contenders. The advancement of smartphone technology in such a short time is certainly impressive for example. however,the impact of social media, while interwined with the smartphone is something that made even more of an impression. consider just how easy it is to see what is happening on the other side of the world, through the accouts of real people rather than filtered news channels.Twitter and Facebook were huge parts of the arab spring,and they are important to help people keep in contact and updated during disasters