One concept from this week was the topic of online
communication such as social networking. Facebook is hands down one of the
largest online communication outlets that people of all ages go to. It is
amazing how fast technology has taken over many aspects of communication. Not
just in the business world but it has taken on even deeper characteristics. The
characteristics it has taken on are those that you see in face to face communication
such as disagreements, arguing and conflict. People can fight over the
internet, publicly humiliate people and even “throw punches”. By throwing
punches I am talking about people giving out viruses in order to crash sites or
steal information. It is a viral “mugging” of people. Technology is on its way
to become more and more dominant in the communication world. Hardly have you
ever seen a job in communications that do not involve some type of online usage.
Technology amazes me.
Hi Southpaw,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your insightful post on online communication and technology...Most of our communication can be brought to the Internet through Facebook, email, even our online schooling (which is great for working students!) Fighting over the internet, and cyberbulling, can really get out of hand, and I think we need to find a way to get a better grasp on it (particularly with teenage girls). Viruses are another way that can cause online communication to literally crash, and can really affect someone in the long run. Stealing someone's identity can follow them for the rest of their lives, and it's unfortunate that people do that to another person. Thank you for your post again, I really enjoyed it.
Hey,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I just wanted to let you know you did a great job on your post. I also agree that Facebook is one of the largest social networks. I feel that because our generation uses social networks it has changed our communication. I feel that instead of people hanging out in person they just go on Facebook. And when people are hanging out, people are still on their phones checking their Facebook. I also agree that technology has progressed so much and is taking over. Overall, you did a great job and keep up the great work!