Difference between revisions of "Increasing use of computer-mediated communication"
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1. Increasing use of internet [http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/The_Increasing_Use_of_Internet] | 1. Increasing use of internet [http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/The_Increasing_Use_of_Internet] | ||
2. Increasing use of digital media | 2. Increasing use of digital media | ||
3. Increasing network bandwidth [http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Network_Bandwidth] | 3. Increasing network bandwidth [http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Network_Bandwidth] | ||
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1. The use computer-mediated communication makes easier and enriches communication with people who are located at remote distances | 1. The use computer-mediated communication makes easier and enriches communication with people who are located at remote distances | ||
2. The physsical presence is not any longer a requirement for holding a working meeting. | 2. The physsical presence is not any longer a requirement for holding a working meeting. | ||
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1965: first use of email | 1965: first use of email | ||
1970: UNIX offers instant messaging | 1970: UNIX offers instant messaging | ||
1972: Development of ARPANET, predecessor of nowadays internet | 1972: Development of ARPANET, predecessor of nowadays internet | ||
1989: the internet becomes commercial | 1989: the internet becomes commercial | ||
1990: The world wide Web is created | 1990: The world wide Web is created | ||
1996: first graphical interface messaging client(ICQ) | 1996: first graphical interface messaging client(ICQ) | ||
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1. [http://www.aoir.org/] Association of Internet Researchers | 1. [http://www.aoir.org/] Association of Internet Researchers | ||
2. [http://cucmc.comm.cornell.edu/] Cornell University CMC | 2. [http://cucmc.comm.cornell.edu/] Cornell University CMC | ||
3. [http://sociocmc.blogspot.com/] Sociolinguistics and CMC - online research group and community blog site | 3. [http://sociocmc.blogspot.com/] Sociolinguistics and CMC - online research group and community blog site | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 5 March 2007
Description:
Computer-mediated communication reffers to interactions that occur via computer-mediated formats (i.e., instant messages, e-mails, chat rooms, online games) between two or more individuals(1). This kind of communication are becoming ubiquotous since the generalised use of internet and mulitimedia-enabled personal computers.
This kind of communication has had a broad impcat in the way people form and mantain social relationships by provinding new possibilities to mantain communication with people in distant places. This kind of communication has also impacted deeply the way people interact in working and educational environments by enabling new ways of collaborative work and data exchange. It also has influenced the way people make decisions by enabling remote meetings and data exchange.
For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-mediated_communication
Enablers:
1. Increasing use of internet [1]
2. Increasing use of digital media
3. Increasing network bandwidth [2]
Inhibitors:
1. Increasing online security threats
Paradigms:
1. The use computer-mediated communication makes easier and enriches communication with people who are located at remote distances
2. The physsical presence is not any longer a requirement for holding a working meeting.
Experts:
Timing:
1965: first use of email
1970: UNIX offers instant messaging
1972: Development of ARPANET, predecessor of nowadays internet
1989: the internet becomes commercial
1990: The world wide Web is created
1996: first graphical interface messaging client(ICQ)
Web Resources:
1. [3] Association of Internet Researchers
2. [4] Cornell University CMC
3. [5] Sociolinguistics and CMC - online research group and community blog site