2. Explain Digitally Mediated Communication in your own words in a six-sentence paragraph. Define synchronous communication and give me two personal examples how you have participated in synchronous communication. Define asynchronous communication and give me two personal examples how you have participated in asynchronous communication.
a. Digitally mediated communication is defined as “any form of communication that is conducted through new communication technology” (Pearson, pg. 18). Essentially this is everything we use today to help manage, organize, and stay in touch with people throughout our lives. Digitally mediated communication otherwise known as DMC can be described as online discussion boards, emails, social media including Twitter,
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DMC is also extremely unique because of its versatility. You can access these programs no matter where you are or when you are there if you have access to an internet source. Also, with this source of communication you are able to stay as distant or as outreached as possible. For instance, I text my mom periodically throughout the day, and this morning we were talking about tuition. She was replying instantly which is also known as synchronous communication. Synchronous communication can be defined as “the instantaneous sending and receiving of messages,” (Pearson, p. 18). This type of communication includes face to face conversations and some text messaging interactions. Synchronous communication also occurred when I asked my family if they were ready for dinner last night in a face to face conversation. On the other hand, asynchronous communication is defined as “interactions in which there is a small or even substantial delay” (Pearson, p. 18) in response time. This is often the case with emails or discussion board posts. An example of asynchronous communication is using Facebook in the sense …show more content…
There must be a source of the message. For example, when someone initiates a conversation they are the source of the message. The person who receives the message is the receiver of the message. The message is “the verbal or nonverbal form of the idea, thought, or feeling that one person wishes to communicate with another person or a group of people” (Pearson, p. 10). The channel is the route that the message is sent through to the receiver. For example, the route could be face to face, through text messaging, email, or any other form of communication. The feedback is the receiver’s response to the sender of the message. This can be either verbal or nonverbal depending on the response. Also, with certain types of communication especially through DMC, there are specific codes that are used to display messages. A code is defined as “a systematic arrangement of symbols used to create meanings in the mind of another person or persons” (Pearson, p. 10). In communication there are also verbal and nonverbal codes that play apart in conversations amongst people as well. A verbal code is often just described simply as a language due to the face that different languages spell things differently or call things different things. Essentially a word is a
Mediated communication, a form of communication carried out by the use of technology, is becoming increasingly popular in today’s society. Used carefully and in the right way, it can provide improvements in our daily lives, whether it be for work or downtime. According to Alder, Rolls, and Proctor II, some benefits include creating a “glocalized” world, meaning connecting people from all over the world, encouraging offline interactions, and minimizing the perception of differences (Alder, Rolls, & Proctor II, 2015, pp. 13-15). However, there are also cons to using this form of communication such as there being no body language to decipher how the person feels or what they are communicating, disinhibition, and lack of true privacy (Alder, Rolls, & Proctor II, 2015, pp. 15-16). What you put on the internet will stay there forever and the documentary Facebook Follies shows us just that.
People in today’s world rely too heavily on the convenience of new communication technologies including emails, texting, and social media. Whilst the importance of these mediums and the way to which they have transformed modern communication cannot be denied, the importance of face-to-face communication and the benefits it provides must not be negated. Communication is a key element of human nature and ‘we communicate for many many reasons, these can be simplified down to three; to persuade, to inform, and to express. (Harper 2014)’ Technology aids the efficiency and frequency to which information is shared but can diminish the three main purposes of communication; to inform, express and persuade, decreasing it's quality. This essay will discuss the benefits and the detriments that have arisen from the introduction and use of technology in regards to the three main purposes of communication.
The continued advancement of information and communication technologies has virtualized interpersonal communication process in various ways. Initial definitions of Interpersonal Communication indicated that the interaction/s needs to be face-to-face, but now with technological innovations the concept is getting disputed. In terms of dating (within my age group), prevalent usage of dating websites, and phone apps such as Tinder, OkCupid, and Match are normal and standard. In an article published in The Atlantic it stated, “American adults ages 18 to 24 used online-dating sites and apps at an average rate for all American adults—about 10 percent. Since then, that rate has almost tripled. College-aged and post-college-aged Americans are now the most likely demographic to turn to the technology” (Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic.com). The interactions and behaviors of dating using
At this same time, programmable computers were finally coming to be used. Information was input to these machines and stored on tapes that could be put onto different computers to be run. This paralleled postal mail in a form of indirect communication. However, computers were also already based in intercommunication, because computers are systems of smaller functioning devices connected to perform a function or process. The evolution of computers’ communicating then evolved by extending direct connections between these large systems, sharing information. With the invention of the modem, computers could communicate piggybacking a system that people already used. As the modem developed, communications speeds increased.
Social Media refers to the interaction and communication among people using mobile and internet based technology and equipments. It is the way of intercommunication in which they can create, share or exchange their ideas and information in online groups and communities. Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein define social media as "a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content”(Haenlein). The social media has made people communicate with others easily in any part of the world.
Technology has become a significant part of our normal lifestyle and has made it simpler for us to carry out many tasks. It has likewise played a part in the way we connect with others and keep a healthy interpersonal relationship on a day-to-day basis, whether it is making phone calls, instant messaging or video conversations. An interpersonal relationship is an attraction between two individuals that bring them close to each other and eventually results in a strong personal relationship. Technology is not only changing our style communication but how we interact with individuals, and although technology is appreciated for this, a few people have questioned whether it has negatively affected interpersonal relationships.
Communication is the simple “process of acting on information,” but communication is a lot more complex than that. Communication comes in varies categories and can be misunderstood if the message is not clear. Verbal and non-verbal communication is a great example where an issue can occur—if the source transmits a message that is not very well developed, then the receiver might interpret the message in a different context than originally intended. In my experience, verbal and non-verbal communication can be misinterpreted quite often. Texting is the most common abstract form of verbal communication—when someone responds with a single word like, “ok, or cool” to a very long text message, that
Communication is an important aspect of processing and transferring information in our society. The important entities needed for a successful communication includes; a sender, receiver, message and feedback. First, the sender is a person or entity that is sending information to the receiver. After receiving the message, the receiver will attempt to decode the message and prepares a proper response (feedback). Communication is an essential part of our daily interactions; it can be seen used in businesses, for pleasure, sports, education and many more activities.
Communication is now instantaneous. Electronic communication has come a long way in the past century. It started with person to person communication via the telegraph, eventually evolving with devices like the telephone. Communication became quicker and the ability to mass communicate became available to a select few. In recent years, further development of the internet has made it possible for an individual or a business to mass communicate on its own.
Through the centuries, technology has changed communication. In the 19th century people communicated through mail by the use of the pony express and through the electrical speech machine, known today as the telephone. In the 20th century into the beginning of the 21st century the new technology of computers has become widely available to people around the world. With computers, the internet has changed the way people communicate today. Postal mail and telephones are still used, but advancing technology currently provides communication through instant messaging, e-mail, and webcams.
Communication is an interdependent process of sending, receiving, and understanding messages. The definition implies that the components of the communication process cannot be examined separately. Rather, the relationship exists between the sender and the receiver, as well as the environment of the communication event, must be viewed as a whole. According to this perspective, if any of the components and circumstances change (that is, the number of individuals involved in the interaction, seating arrangements, or the time of the day) the communication event is altered. Communication is an ongoing process; we never stop sending and receiving messages. As we will discover, communication is a dynamic process, a process that changes from one communication setting to the next. Although it is difficult to predict, the ways of interpreting communication, certain components are always present in the communication process.
It involves active listening and reflects the accountability of speaker and listeners. Information is conveyed as words, tone of voice, and body language. According to dimbleby et al(1992) Communication is a learnt activity and is provided by the media which forms a bridge between the sender and the receiver. In the process A speaker transmits a message and must ensure that the message is delivered clearly. A listener takes utterance of the message and must be an active listener and give feedback. Communication is a process that includes linear influencing and transactional views from different dimensional barriers (İşman et al., 2003). One-way communication where the sender cannot get any feedback is the linear view. On the other hand, the influencing others view is the existence of a two-way communication which includes feedback as well as nonverbal communication, but it does not include at the same time sending-receiving feedback th...
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In recent years, technology has become the most used and preferred way of communicating, extending across many platforms. All of these programs, such as e-mail, instant messaging, social networking websites in conjunction with text messaging and the ability to access all of these entities on the go, have come into fruition based on the immense and widely found growth made in technological advancements that have occurred in our society. With this, a massive change has developed in regards to referencing how we as humans engage in communication. We have now shifted into a society that relies heavily on the existence of digital communication, whether it be through the means of a mobile device (text messaging) or the Internet (Facebook, Twitter,