(Riley, 2013) With the newly discovered technology platform, the economic growth of cell phones has exploded. Currently, the global mobile economy is worth $1.6 trillion and is expected to reach $2 trillion by 2017. Communication and Social Skills It is unfortunate that real-world interactions are being pushed aside, such as cell phone conversations, text messages, instant messaging and Facebook emails. start to take up more of our time. (Glaser, 2007) Cell phones can be highly addictive and interfere with interactions between an individual and their friends/business executives. Because cell phones can be addictive, they can interfere with interactions between work partners and friends. Cell phone use while driving Dangers of texting and friends.