How many times have you

checked yours

today?

Appl i cat i ons used to “spread, transmit, and disseminate knowledge, ideas, and information

farther and faster.”

Often used to convey information between two individuals, or between many at once.

T o d a y , m a n y s o c i a l networking sites allow users t o e x c h a nge p e r s o n a l information and to form relationships.

EXAMPLES INCLUDE: computerized databases, electronic writing (e-mail, bulletin boards), TV ads, computer conferences, Internet, e-mail, cellphones, teleconferencing

Referred to as electronically-mediated communication.

Let’s face it. This sign makes Many of us nervous.

What will we miss out on?

W h a t happens if we can’t check our

phones?

On average, Americans spend

2.7 hours

Or 9,720 seconds per day

Socializing on their

mobile device.

That’s over

Twice the amount of time they spend eating,

and over 1/3 of the time

they spend sleeping

each day.

And that’s just how much time we spend on our

c e l l phones.

Today, we’ve grown so

u s e d t o u s i n g

technology to

communicate,

that we are blind to how

greatly it affects us.

Areas of Communication Studies:

applied communication, communication theory, electronic media, mass communication, organizational communication, and visual communication…

…to name a few.

In other words, technology Affects just about everything.

Important people to know about:

Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs

Mark Zuckerberg

The creator of Facebook,

one of the largest social-

networking sites in the

world.

Social interaction was no longer mainly face-to-face, but virtual. It was groundbreaking.

Steve Jobs C o - f o u n d e r , chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc.

Co-founder and chief executive off icer of Pixar Animation Studios.

Creative entrepreneur who revolutionized technological industries like personal computers, music, animated movies, tablet computers, phones, and digital publishing.

In other words, he changed Electronically-

mediated communication as we know it.

Jobs invented

the

technological

capabilities,

and Zuckerberg introduced the

necessity for them, in order to

communicate at such an efficient

level.

Together, they have impacted communicative technologies

in ways never imagined,

setting the bar for everyone else.

Technologies such as computer databases, like ones used by the government and military, store personal information.

This poses threats to personal privacy.

Electronic writing allows for multiple authors.

This means there is less certain authorship of articles, and sometimes less credible sources.

Some believe that mobile communication decreases the amount one engages with others, or that increased use of mobile communication leads to greater social isolation.

Whether humans Can be fully replaced by technology, in relationships.

Communication is no longer confined to face-to-face

interactions.

We can talk to (and see) people on different sides of the globe.

Technology has even changed the amount of personal information we share with others.

Murmur Study examines the innovative messaging technologies like

Twitter and Facebook’s Status update.

These messages are like

digital small talk.

“These fleeting thoughts are

accumulated, archived and digitally-indexed by corporations.”

“…the sheer volume of publicly accessible personal — often emotional — expression should give us pause.”

By studying technology and how greatly it affects the way humans communicate, We can solve practical communication problems.

H o w e v e r , the increased efficiency t h a t c o m e s w i t h technology can also cause loss of meaning because the human voice and enunciation are no longer there to clear any ambiguities.

It’s up to us

to decide whether

it’s worth the

sacrifices. Just how badly do we need to communicate ?

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