IntroductionCompared to past centuries, there are several types of communication technologies that could be used to communicate with others in contemporary society. The flow of information can be represented in different models in the 21st century, for example in spoken, written and typed forms (Brody, 1990). It seems obvious that digital citizens have gradually changed their communication style due to the rapid development of media technologies. According to Dimmich et al. (2011: 1266), access to different media technologies stimulates the fluidity of interpersonal communication such as telephone, email, instant messaging (IM) and social networks, thus, users can get in touch with the others without the obstacle of distance and time. Digital media has changed the original social bond of man, whether it ruins the quality of personal relationships or explores more communication channels (Byam, 2010). It may be true that the number of users of modern media technologies has increased significantly and these technologies would play an important role for most people in their daily lives and would not only change the human communication pattern but also have a impact on the quality of interpersonal relationships. the technologies would attract a larger audience to use due to simultaneity, interactivity, social identification and expansion of the social circle. However, some users would consider the negative effects on interpersonal relationships, which result from a heavy reliance on media technologies, for example, ineffective communication due to unclear expression, a threat to close relationships, and a feeling of interpersonal alienation . This essay will analyze the reasons why media technologies have become the cha...... middle of paper ...... Affiliation language in the technological age. Journal of Language and Social Psychology. 23(4), pages 464 to 490.14. Utz, S., 2007. Media use in long-distance friendship. Information, communication and society. 10(5), pages 694 to 713.15. Yang, CC, Brown, BB and Braun, MT, 2013. From Facebook to cellular calls: Layers of electronic intimacy in college students' interpersonal relationships. New media and society. 16(1), pages 5 to 23.16. Zhang, Z. and Lu, T., 2011. Understanding SNS user intention: an extension of the technology acceptance model. In: ICECE (Electrical and Control Engineering), 2011 International Conference on Electrical and Control Engineering. Yichang, China, September 16-18, 2011. IEEE.Zhao, S., Grasmuck, S. & Martin, J., 2008. Identity Construction on Facebook: Digital Empowerment in Grounded Relationships. Computers in human behavior. 24(5), p...1816-1836.