How Technology Is Changing The Postal Service

The typical way households get their news is by walking straight out the door to pick the daily newspaper. However, this is slowly fading away as many, pick up their smartphones before their eyes are even fully open, granting access to the whole world. With one touch we are able to find out what’s happening on the other side of the world. We no longer have to search through papers as everything can be found on social media, or online news platforms. Indeed, technology changes our understanding of the way things work and changes how we interact with one another. However, at the same time it has adversely affected the traditional social institutions. Industries like the newspapers, the Postal Service and even the local libraries depend upon
The Postal Service is working to transform with technology. Shrinking workforce, changing its delivery schedules and its operations are vital in achieving higher efficiencies. According to the article “How Technology Is Changing the USPS”, John Edgar states, “Beginning this month, the Postal Service is piloting the use of tablet-based retailing to Post Offices, reducing lines and speeding basic services. In the future, smart mobile post offices hosted on phones and tablets could help mail carriers and consumers transact Postal services “on the go.” Someday Postal carriers could potentially provide full “door step” package services like home pickup, on the spot shipping calculation and payment, tracking and “electronic” delivery in a fully paperless environment using automated USPS delivery vehicles.” By increasing efficiency USPS could possibly bring back customers, allowing individuals to complete transactions through their smart phones will result in a benefit for both USPS and its
According to the article “How Innovation and Technology Are Shaping Libraries of Today”, Frankie Rendón States, “. With the help of innovation, re-imagination and vision, libraries are embracing new technologies while creating dynamic community centers filled with life. They are no longer a house of dusty books and card files; they are centers of creativity, research and collaboration...and they are free.” By increasing the use of computers as well as mobile and online access has totally changed many libraries making them more appealing and technology friendly. Allowing GPS apps that help locate material, mobile apps that allow patrons to access library services and book delivery robots are all initiatives to help keep libraries operating. The quote “We are the children of a technological age. We have found streamlined ways of doing much of our routine work. Printing is no longer the only way of reproducing books. Reading them, however, has not changed. By Lawrence Clark Powell says it all. Technology has become a huge part of people’s lives. Smart phones, iPads and computers are somewhat considered necessary for survival. Although so much has changed reading is still alive. Sure not many people buy a newspaper, but they still read online and are aware of what’s going on around them. The purpose still remains the same to communicate, understand and rationalize although we don’t check out books anymore or often