The History of Email
Email is the biggest evolutionary advance in communication in modern history. Ever since the internet first started, the way we communicate with each other changed. Instead of sitting down and writing a letter with pen and paper, we type it on the computer and send it via the internet and the receiver sees it when they sign online. Instead of calling someone on the phone, we can talk to them directly online via instant messaging, as if we were on the phone. But there are problems with emailing and instant messaging such as junk email and kids using the shortcuts they use online in their school papers.
The internet started 30 years ago as a tool for the U.S. military as a way to communicate if there was a nuclear attack. Now you can do just about anything online, find answers to any questions you might have about a certain topic, purchase goods, and even communicate. "Email is convenient, saves time, brings us closer to one another, and helps us manage our ever-more-complex lives." Leonard, A. (2000). We've Got Mail-Always (Pg.240, 4). In L. Behrens and L. J. Rosen Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum (9th Ed), 2005 (Pg. 240-244). Email is much more popular than traditional mail, and is seems that the only traditional mail you get are bills. But you can pay those bills online.
Another popular aspect of online communication is instant messaging, being able to talk directly to your friends online as if you were talking on the phone.
Emails have been dominating in the communication methods that are available. Traditional mailing of physical documents is no longer practiced with big organization. Every business mailing is going Electronic. Electronic mails use the WWW to transfer messages, documents a...
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...opened up face to face direct communication from different parts of the world thanks to the helps of video conferencing.
Technology is changing everyday and we have more to come and more to see and more to learn.
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When the internet was invented, it was a great way of communication in order to keep famili...
Along with using the World Wide Web for researching purposes, e-mail has become a very commonly used feature. Students and teachers can communicate outside of the classroom any time of day. In addition, this also opens up the idea of an online community center.
Angell, David, and Brent Heslop. The Elements of E-Mail Style: Communication Effectively Via Electronic Mail. Canada: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1994.
Most companies are dependant on e-mail to get their internet content delivered to their target audience to build a relationship with them as a marketing strategy.As well as companies ,consumers are depending on e-mail to receive the content they want to receive and stay in touch with the companies.The problem that prevents relationship is delivery.
In today’s time period, families are more spread out and live in different places rather than together. Most of the time we are not able to travel to visit them and with Internet usage , we are now able to sit down and have a face-to-face conversation with someone else that we are not able to be with in person. Apps like Facebook, Skype, and much more offers an easy avenue to communicate with our family and friends that are far away from us. With Internet, we no longer need to wait days to hear from each other through written mail. Also, members of the military who are serving our country do not need to feel isolated from their family because they are now able to have video call with their family members who are countries away. With the Internet and a click of a button, we are able to FaceTime with each other and be up to date with others within a matter of minutes. Without Internet businesses would have to spend a lot of money to travel to where their customers are to hold a meeting and now they are able to have a video conference with each other rather than traveling. Internet allows businesses much more of a chance to help manage relationships with their clients and customers more effectively. This proves how the Internet can help create strong ties between people just by providing a platform for
All over the world technology has changed. Over the years technology has grown. Technology has gone from Bell’s phone to the iPhone. It has changed tremendously in the past 100 years.
Technology is a resourceful tool that all of the world has grown to see. We are now getting accustomed to the internet.
This topic interests me because I love technology, and I appreciate the advancements that the world has made in the
Online chat may refer to any kind of communication over the Internet that offers a real-time transmission of text messages from sender to receiver. Chat messages are generally short in order to enable other participants to respond quickly. Thereby, a feeling similar to a spoken conversation is created, which distinguishes chatting from other text-based online communication forms such as Internet forums and email. Online chat may address point-to-point communications as well as multicast communications from one sender to many receivers and voice and video chat, or may be a feature of a web conferencing service.
...deas and knowledge. Also, it is essential to understand in order to succeed in school, find information, and qualify for most jobs. New technologies continue to be created. The wisest step is to embrace the new technologies since they are unlikely to go away. Those who have the most knowledge of new technologies are able to accomplish more, and find more options available to them in life.
Throughout history, developments in technology and communications have gone hand-in-hand in society’s advancement. However, the most significant impact of technology is in the communication department, because the spread internet has made sending emails, chatting, paying bills and finding a date affordable and quick. People can use Facebook, Skype, Yahoo or Gmail to communicate efficiently and instantly to their friends and loved one’s for no cost at all if they choose to.
Communication is important in life. Companies need to communicate with other companies and customers. The managers also need to communicate with the staff. The technology provides us with many means of communication, the most important of which is e-mail.
New technologies are allowing us to do things faster, easier, and more efficiently than ever before. Almost every new innovation in technology improves the speed and productivity of any task at hand. Electronic mail (E-mail) is possibly one of the greatest things to happen to the world. Despite this, there are people who find difficulties in using either E-mail or conventional mail. To help decide whether to use E-mail or the United States postal Service, a comparison of each one’s speed, ease of use, reliability, and cost is a helping factor.
their dorm room or apartment is sit down at their computer and go online. They proceed to either, read their e-mail, check their online courses for new assignments, or go on one of the many communication websites or programs that are available currently to this generation. None of this would be possible without the readily available Internet access that we often take for granted. The Internet has proven not only useful for entertainment purposes, but has also dramatically changed the educational approach, for both students and educators, and the way knowledge is being obtained.
The presence of computers, phones, internet and wireless devices have broadened the web of connectivity by changing long distances to short ones where everyone is equal distance from the other through the present connections. Leaving without technology will be totally impossible as this has become every day’s application as more and more people are gaining knowledge on how to make use of the communication tools to improve their ways of living and staying informed on the current technology to avoid being left behind. New technologies are being developed daily which shows that the industry will continue to grow and expand. People will continue using these technologies to improve their standards and to stay informed