The move to an Information Society: attention is given to the concrete organizational and cultural forms of technological innovation

I believe that cell phones have been at the forefront of the industrial move to an information society. One very large advancement that cell phones have provided us with is the instant ability to communicate with one another as well as with our vendors that provide the inventory we desire and the clients that we provide those products to.

Cell phones with Internet capabilities allow us to be in constant contact with our businesses at all times. One could check sales either from the previous day or with an accurate control system they could even be checked on an up to the minute basis. Instant messages can be utilized to know when a delivery is going to come in late, and by approximately how late. We can be in contact with our drivers behind the wheel to know exactly what is going on at all times.
One downside of cell phone technology is the inability to be out of contact with ones business issues when one is on vacation or at home on their personal time.

Because it is pretty well known that almost everyone carries a phone, it is known that people can be gotten a hold of in an instant. I have felt this many times myself while being in a management position at my organization. I have been called in to work on a moments notice when an employee fails to show for their shift, or I have spent hours on the phone walking a new manager through a process that I know like the back of my hand. This really dips into ones personal freedom and ability to recuperate from an excruciating week at work. It has been unheard of for me to go away for more than two days without receiving a text or call from my workplace. I fear as society becomes more and more technologically dependent that our Independence is going to whither away to something of a fond memory from the past.