...Running head: COMMUNICATION AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY 1 The Effects of Modern Technology on Business Communication Running head: COMMUNICATION AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY 2 Business communication refers to the relaying of information related to services, products or companies within the business (Clutterbuck , Hirst & Cage, 2003). Communication is an important part in the daily operation of a business. Clear communication channels within a business helps the organization carry out its activities effectively. All businesses require effective communication channels and skills. There are various communication channels which include face-face communication, internet communication, print, presentations, reports, telephone conversations and forums. Technology plays a vital role in business as well. Without modern technology, communicating through most of those channels would not be possible. Businesses have come to depend on technology for their success. Modern technology has changed our personal life as well as revolutionized the world of business. Many years ago, communication was limited to sending letters and communicating through radio waves resulting in poor and delayed communication. Now however, with the invention of phones, cellphones, computers and more, businesses can communicate globally in less time and effort. With the invention of computers and internet the speed of which...
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...head: INFLUENCE OF ONLINE COMMUNICATION ON RELATIONSHIPS ! 1 Your Life on a Screen: The Influence of Online Communication on Modern Relationships Denise Arellano, Danielle Grommersch, Jonathan Infranco, Lindsey Lippert Point Loma Nazarene University Author Note Research conducted by Denise Arellano, Danielle Grommersch, Jonathan Infranco, Lindsey Lippert. Department of Communications, Point Loma Nazarene University. This paper was produced as a group research project for the Communications Research and Theories (COM465) course for the Fall semester of 2013. Correspondence for this paper should be addressed to Danielle Grommersch at dgrommersch116@pointloma.edu. ! INFLUENCE OF ONLINE COMMUNICATION ON RELATIONSHIPS Abstract Computer-mediated communication has increased in recent years, making it more socially acceptable as a means of interaction. This study explored the different ways that computer-mediated communication (CMC) develops and maintains relationships. Strong 2! correlations were found between the effect on one’s degree of communication satisfaction and self-disclosure on their choice of mode of communication. Findings also indicated a correlation between one’s motivation, intention, and communicator style and the perceived level effectiveness of the transaction. The level of satisfaction of a CMC interaction can be determined by one’s communicator style, level of experience with the technology, and intention of the communication. In addition, it was...
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...How have the modern communications technologies of the past century affected the culture of the United States? It’s like a disease spreading all over the United States but not something that you would run from. This is a type of disease you want to get because it’s the future. Technology is everywhere and everything. Over the past century technology has affected the U.S. culture in many ways. With more time and money there was a greater need for information and entertainment. Many big events were taking place and Americans did not know what was going on. There were things happening and no one knew where to go. So this brought out the inventions of the newspapers, magazines, and motion pictures. Once these things hit the market they took off. Two events, in particular, that people were unaware of were WWI and WWII. Since many Americans wanted to know what was happening to their soldiers, the newspaper was a big hit. Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press made it much easier for the newspaper to be printed. It was faster and more sufficient then any other type of news. It also gave the middle and lower classes a chance to know what was going on at a low cost. Since it was at a low cost millions of Americans bought the newspaper spreading news all across the states. So now you new events or happenings in other places other than around you. Magazines and motion pictures were a big hit as well. Both of these were more for entertainment...
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...Do you agree that modern means of communication alienate people? „Communication is not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.” I found a whole lot of such remarkable maxims in Internet when I wrote “communication+proverb” in Google but this quote by John A. Piece really impressed me. It clearly shows that the need of communication is of a great importance in our life because we are “social animals” so we cannot exist effectively without developing specific communication skills. That’s why communicating is one of the most talked about areas of human behavior that has even evolved in our technocratic world to form the new means of communication – Internet, cell phones etc. But here arises the question, if these new technologies separate and alienate people rather than it serves to bring them together. In my opinion, as with many other issues related to technology, we cannot say that it is fully true or false, but both the perspectives can co-exist. On the minus side, the new ways of communication have some obvious disadvantages. According to a leading american sociologist, the social networks are actively “usurping” our world and isolating us from the real human interactions. For example, many opponents of Facebook and Twitter believe that modern people become alienated from each other by the increasingly dehumanizing lifestyle, in which these new means of communication have the dominant role. There are many young people addicted to this art of...
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...Modern technology and communication Nowadays modern technology modifies traditional forms of knowledge and communication and promotes cognitive, social, ethical and political transformations. According to various scientists the digital era is creating an anthropological change that modifies thought processes, the relationship with reality, the ways by which human being relate with environment, with himself and others. This evolution is characterized by biotechnology that, applied to communication, creates a new interaction among people, thanks to web connections. Thus, technology provokes a change in terms of thought, language and education.1)The impact of digital era in the cultural sphere could be viewed in a pessimistic light because it promotes the phenomenon of globalization, typically associated with the destruction of cultural identities, victims of the accelerating encroachment of a homogenized, consumer culture. This view tends to interpret globalization as an extension of western cultural imperialism and to consider it as a marginalizing practice. A central issue concerns the relationship between power, media and news media. News media offer innovative modalities of communication and they can become tools of cultural and political, economical domination. For instance, Western nations impose their cultural values on popular culture. Critics of globalization call this "cultural imperialism," because the West promotes its culture as having more worth, or being more...
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...Specific Purpose: To educate and inform the public about hurricane preparedness. Thesis Statement: Three basic level of preparedness individual should take; (1) before a hurricane, (2) during a hurricane and (3) After a hurricane. Introduction Attention-Getter: It was the Caribbean’s worst nightmare, when an extremely powerful hurricane was formed during the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season and creates a widespread destruction in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. At category 4 Hurricane “Gilbert” struck Jamaica on 12 of September 1988, causing a direct land fall on the island. The eye of the storm passed directly over the island with wind speeds 217 km/h bringing 200 to 250 mm of rain fall in total. Throughout the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Gilbert killed 443 persons and caused about $7.1 billion in damages over the course of its path and as a result of the effects, the World Meteorological Organization retired the name Gilbert in the spring of 1989, and was replace to Gordon. Preview: The official hurricane season start June 1 to November 30 however the adverse impact of hazards often cannot be prevented fully, but their scale or severity can be substantially lessened by various strategies and actions that we should take into consideration: (1) before a hurricane. (2) during a hurricane and (3) after a hurricane. Body I. Four Steps that individual should take into consideration before a hurricane. A. Check thoroughly the roof of your...
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...Modern technology has changed our ways of communicate In ancient times, horses were used as a public transport in the use of post letters which can help people to keep in touch with friends and family members, it’s not so convenience because of the long time cost. As a result, many new technologies were invented in the following years. These modern technologies not only have been changing humans lives but also have been bringing many new issues. So that, it’s important to know how our ways of communicate has changed by these modern technologies and to know both the positive and negative effects have be given. This essay will discuss about modern technologies’ effectives then find out whether they’re more positive or more negative. Frist of all, communication ways After that, these modern technologies make our society run in a high speed and give the condition to create more and more new technology. The most important element for businessmen is efficiency which allows them to deal with a case in a short time and create more wealth. A research was made in china about public transport, the experts found that the faster speed these public transport have, the more economic income will be created refer to the information given by these researchers in Shanghai.3 On the other hand, modern technology also has harm effects of communicate manner and lead to a shortage at social society. We used to learn social manners and polite ways of speaking, however, these things seem disappeared...
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...In today’s technological information age, we have created many beneficial technologies in order to enhance our daily lives. From fully electric luxury cars to the massive knowledge base and international gateway, the internet. However, one of the most important modern advances we have made amongst these, is our modern mobile communication devices. For the purpose of this research paper we will primarily be focusing on the mobile phone, or cell phone which has reshaped the way we communicate on a personal and global scale. Being able to stay connected has never been as easy as it is today, which makes it even easier to see all of the benefits on communication advances have brought to our global community. However true this might be, while modern communication technology can help keep us as a people connected better than ever before, this same technology is having a negative effect on our social communication due to overuse which brings direct connections to depression which causes withdrawal from historical social norms, social anxiety particularly in young members of our society, as well its affect on many people's feeling of loneliness. Depression is a disorder that is part of our human nature. Depression is, according to Oyama (2015) “One of the most common psychiatric disorders to occur in most lifetimes, caused by biological, psychological, social, and/or environmental factors.” Depression itself is a deep seeded issue, that is not something that simply passes with...
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...Basics of ‘Visual perception’ and ‘Visual Communication’. 2. What is ‘Visual culture’? 3. Prehistoric: Western & Indian (Bhimbetka M.P.) 4. Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus valley civilization. 5. Greek & Roman 6. Byzantine. 7. Gothic architecture.( Development of arch, vaults, buttresses and stained glass windows) 8. Gothic (Giotto, Camabue) and early Renaissance painting. 9. Indian Miniatures including Mogul Miniature paintings. (As compared to the western illusionistic technique of representation of real 3D form, the eastern approach gives emphasis on the flat 2D representation of reality (schematic) which links with the religious, pious or spiritual narrative) 10. Renaissance (The awareness of visual elements and their composition, the connection of geometry, spatial relation, Birth of perspective and awareness of 3rd dimension along with study of anatomy in visual representation. The rise of individualism due to advent of humanism) 11. Baroque Painting & sculpture. 12. Rococo art and furniture/ interiors. 13. What is semiotics and semantics? Understanding the impact of industrialization and New Technology and the origin of it, the ‘enlightenment’. 14. Romanticism & Realism: in relation with the fall of Napoleon and outbreak of the war, French revolution, Darwin, Karl marks, birth of photography and change in perception of visual experience 15. What is modern? What is modern art? Impressionism and Expressionism...
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...The Culture Industry and The Society of the Spectacle In Guy Debord’s The Society of the Spectacle, the author discusses how culture has become commodified. In Theodor Adorno’s The Culture Industry, the author discusses how art became autonomous. In this essay, I will compare the two books and show how Debord’s theory of commodified culture and Adorno’s theory of autonomous art directly correlate with one another. The mass production of commodities destroyed quality guidelines and broke down legal and regional barriers. Debord says, “The capitalist production system has unified space, breaking down the boundaries between one society and the next” (Debord, §165). One point Debord is making is that capitalism broke down spatial barriers. When objects became commoditized, human circulation – or tourism – became the by-product. Debord says, “Tourism is the chance to go and see what has been made trite.” (§168) People travel to Rome to see the Coliseum, and travel to Egypt to see the Great Pyramids. These objects, reduced from historical masterpieces to the latest thing you must see before you die, fuel travel and break down geographic barriers. The distance between New York and Rome become significantly smaller. Cars did this in the United States on a smaller scale. It was easier and faster to travel farther in a car than it had been before the car was invented, making travel more accessible, and commodities more able to be made even more trite. Another point Debord...
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...introduction -Modern technology is the improved or developed product of the technology made in the past. -since the beginning of the 20th century. modern technology has rapidly changed our world. It improves the length and quality of life. Although modern technology brings an enormous number of benefits for mankind. It causes many harmful effects as well. - It affects our lives whether for information, communication, and development. Whether we like it or not, modern technology has been integrated into society and our personal lives. We are surrounded by smart machines and tools cars, televisions, Smartphone's, the Internet, e-commerce sites and so on. Summary Positive effects Communication -Back then, people were only able to send letters through mails, which we now call "snail mails", in order for them to send messages to their loved ones far away from home. In this modern era, we can now connect easily with our families and friends using cellphonesby sending them messages through e-mail, SMS or social networking sites. Travelling In the old age, transportation were only limited to horses and ships that took them days before they arrive in their respective destinations. modern transports like cars, airplanes and trains allow us to travel comfortably and quickly to our destinations all over the world. Television In ancient time, televisions are usually in optical screens, black and white images, few channels, and with an antenna attach to their back. But today’s television...
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...Topic: Are we too dependent on computers? The modern civilization lives in the age of information and technology, and, the whole information system is concentrated on computers. Today millions of people all over the world contain the whole valuable information about the humanity and the World Wide Web called the Internet is the source of free information for everyone. Everyone has access to the net, because they obtain it from the PC, a smart phone, a laptop, etc. The older and mature people are still adjusting in Information Technology and try to connect their life with computers to be able to follow the current news and the speed of the effective world. The younger generation are much more familiar with the computer technologies and they cannot imagine their lives without computers, as they touch upon every circle of the human life. Computers serve to help people and make their lives easier and their activities more productive, but there has appeared a problem of the computer addiction or dependency, especially among the young people. Young people spend the absolute majority of their free time in front of the computer surfing the web and looking for entertainment. Computer games have become so popular, that children cannot imagine spending time outdoors but play various computer games, which are often full of violence. The main functions of computers is to store information that we can retrieve and use for our development. Education and work ethics have lost their primary...
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...Name: Shirlene R. Roberts Topic: Are we too dependent on computers? School: Dominica State College Due date: 19th Sept. 2014 The modern civilization lives in the age of information and technology, and, the whole information system is concentrated on computers. Today millions of people all over the world contain the whole valuable information about the humanity and the World Wide Web called the Internet is the source of free information for everyone. Everyone has access to the net, because they obtain it from the PC, a smart phone, a laptop, etc. The older and mature people are still adjusting in Information Technology and try to connect their life with computers to be able to follow the current news and the speed of the effective world. The younger generation are much more familiar with the computer technologies and they cannot imagine their lives without computers, as they touch upon every circle of the human life. Computers serve to help people and make their lives easier and their activities more productive, but there has appeared a problem of the computer addiction or dependency, especially among the young people. Young people spend the absolute majority of their free time in front of the computer surfing the web and looking for entertainment. Computer games have become so popular, that children cannot imagine spending time outdoors but play various computer games, which are often full of violence. The main functions of computers is to store information that we can retrieve...
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...and acts upon those same aspects. Because dance is a part of culture, it is subject to the same forces of change as any other aspect of culture. Therefore, social change, both great and small, can be seen in the dance created by a society. Much about change in dance form and culture is applicable to culture change in general. In some cases, dance is a readily observable microcosm of what is happening in the larger social and cultural context. For these reasons, dance is a valid indicator of collective people’s experience within a society and can be used as a historical tool to aid in the understanding of social change. Dance is a form of communication; it is body language taken to a greater extreme. In all societies, the physical interaction between people can be as important, if not more important, than the verbal and written communication, which takes place. Dance is this physical interaction, this body language, intensified. As with other expressions in a society, dance tends to be a testament of values, beliefs, attitudes and emotions. Dance, like other arts is a medium through which the creator and performer can express themselves to the audience. How dance communicates lies in the kinesthetic and the multisensory nature of dance. Dance is an autonomic system with multisensory immediacy that causes excitement, fear, and pleasure for performers and observers. Dance is couched in social situations and belief systems generating energy and...
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...lens of art, literature, cinema, dramas, etc. Not only that, art and literature are the mirror of the society, so to understand particular society and political system, studying and analyzing art, literature is important. Being a student of comparative politics, here I have a good opportunity to study and compare three distinct images of a particular society. In this term paper, I am going to study three distinct pillars of Indian art and literature, which represent three different images and ideas. Satyajit Ray, MF Husain, and Arundhati Roy are an Indian film director, painter, and writer respectively which represents the postcolonial Indian society. Introduction: India is the country with the world's ancient civilization; however the modern political history of India was shaped only after the India's independence from the British Raj. On one hand, India is the home of the world's second largest population and on the other hand, based on the number of an electorate, India is also...
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