Introduction For many years, various technological advancements have been achieved throughout the world, and some of them have changed the manner in which people interact, work, and access information. Even as the world gets engulfed with the information era, many people have welcomed it with optimism looking forward to greater technological developments. While this is the case, information revolution has equally exposed the world to an array of challenges, some of which are permanent and costly. If you look around today, you will hardly miss to notice the negative impact of technology, ranging from our environment to human behavior. In other words, technology has failed to deliver happiness to humanity even though it is highly applauded for its positive impact. This essay explores different ways through which our happiness has been compromised by technology in recent years. Impact of technology In this generation, the role of technology is so evident that even young people are not left behind. Nevertheless, tremendous developments have been achieved in the way in which information is disseminated from one place to another. The manner in which information is conveyed from one person to the other has changed compared to how previous generations viewed communication (Sutcliffe, 2003). In most cases, communication was tedious because of the long distances and urgency of the information being conveyed. For instance, information was carried by messengers who could spend several days, weeks or months before delivery. This obviously had a host of disadvantages as it was ineffective in cases of emergencies, long distance, and unreliable in the event the messengers failed to deliver the information due to some reasons. With the advancements in information technology and the massive use of the internet, communication has become quite effective as people can connect when they are in different countries around the world, at any time. This allows instant sharing of information, regardless of the nature of the message being delivered (Sutcliffe, 2003). Through emails and other forms of e-communication, one can reach a large number of people in a few seconds, thus saving time and avoiding inconveniences, which were highly associated with ancient methods of communication. The internet has also become a source of happiness, through the social media, which has proved to be the best medium of connecting people globally. In recent years, Facebook and Twitter have emerged as the leading social networks, with millions of subscribes around the world. Through these sites, people are able to share events, photos, music, and emotions in many ways (Underwood, 2009). With Skype, it is possible to make video calls from a computer and communicate with other people, thus sending and receiving information in an effective way. Business owners and companies have also found these channels to be effective in advertising goods and services, because they reach many people who are connected through the internet. On the other hand, entertainment has advanced in several ways as artistes and producers can market their songs and movies, targeting customers from different countries. A good example of the site that is well known in entertainment world is YouTube, which has a wide collection of entertainment, acces