Difference between revisions of "Increasing use of computer-mediated communication"

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1972: Development of ARPANET, predecessor of nowadays internet
1972: Development of ARPANET, predecessor of nowadays internet


1989: The Internet is open to commercial use
1989: The Internet is opened to commercial use


1990: The world Wide Web (WWW) is created
1990: The world Wide Web (WWW) is created

Revision as of 17:33, 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. 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 at wikipedia [1]

Enablers:

1. Increasing use of internet [2]

2. Increasing use of digital media

3. Increasing network bandwidth [3]

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 e-mail

1970: UNIX offers instant messaging

1972: Development of ARPANET, predecessor of nowadays internet

1989: The Internet is opened to commercial use

1990: The world Wide Web (WWW) is created

1996: First graphical interface messaging client(ICQ)

Web Resources:

1. Association of Internet Researchers [4]

2. Cornell University CMC [5]

3. Sociolinguistics and CMC - online research group and community blog site [6]