I would agree most with Reeds Law because of it really shows the power of social media. As your connections expand on various social media sites you begin to grow faster and faster because of mutual friends.
In five years from now I don't think we will have any major breakthrough in communication messaging that will completely alter the way we get information. Obviously smartphones are the all-in-one information streams these days, and although a lot of potential is out there, I don't think anything is going to top the smartphone. People are too connected to the phone that is in their pocket, and the smartphone is only becoming stronger by the year. Battery lives are becoming longer, screens are becoming bigger and even curved. In five years, the newspaper will probably be even less relevant than it is today. ESPN will still dominate the airwaves because cable conglomerates are probably not going anywhere in five years.
Virtual reality may have a say in the way we gather information at one point, but can it hold the user's interest long enough to keep the equipment on? That's my question about virtual reality, although I believe you could see virtual reality become a source of news one day if app developers could tie into the VR market. You could have ESPN in virtual reality, for example. That would be pretty cool.
I completely agree with your point about how people are too attached to their smartphones these days. Even just when waiting for class or riding the bus, you won't see anyone engaging in conversation anymore because they are all wrapped up in these devices. I do think that these smartphones are beneficial in how they provide easy access for information but I wish people would use them more sparingly when in social settings.
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