...Technological Advancements in Communication XCOM/285 October 12, 2012 Technological Advancements in Communication Technology plays a key role in how we conduct business today. It has become necessary for all industries to rely on technology to successfully conduct business, especially collaborative technology. Some of the technological advancements mentioned in the article, Superhero in the cubicle, are Mashup Software and Near-Time. Mashup Software from Kapow Technologies, is software that allows users gather information, regardless of format such as straight text, spreadsheets, Web pages, and RSS feeds, from internal and external sources. It allows the users to combine this information and reuse it in entirely different ways. Mashup software is characterized because of the way it spreads roots all across the Web, enabling it to retrieve information outside its boundaries. According to IBM Developer Works, mashup software is widely used by law enforcement to map crimes to geographical areas, and it is interactive with Google Earth so anyone can view it. This is very helpful for anyone thinking of moving into a particular neighborhood to view crime statistics in the area. Near-Time is a hosted service that can be used to build wikis and blogs, share files, create podcasts, and handle RSS feeds. This software can be used to create tutorials, and to facilitate training, around the country, globe, and in different time zones. It is used by online educational facilities...
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...Technological Advancements In Communication Technological Advancements in Communication Some companies have looked for new technological advancements to better communicate within the company. In the article "Superhero in the Cubicle," the technological advancements that are discussed are e-mails, voicemail, instant messenger, online or phone chat, text messaging, blog, wiki, mashup, and smartsheet. In the article it explains how many companies are trying new types of technology in order to better the communication. Many of these advancements in technology are not typical forms of communication in business. Text messaging and instant messenger for instance at one point, where considered forms of communication that businesses frowned upon. Many businesses felt that employees were talking to personal friends or family members and it was unacceptable. Smartsheet and mashup are two applications that have been utilized in the advancement of technology for businesses. Both applications are web based tools that combine data from external sources to create a new, easier to read data. Both applications are easy to manage without the help of the information technology department. Smartsheet also allows many people from the organization to add or review the data and help with the decision making process. It also makes translating information to other countries easier because it is only one sheet with information, and allows others to make notes on the same sheet. A big difference between...
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...BIS/220 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEMS March 24, 2013 Abstract This essay will attempt to delve into the consequences of technological advancement and the subsequent measures taken to balance them.Electronic Funds Transfer Act, 1978According to "Debt.org" ” The Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) is a federal law enacted in 1978 to protect consumers when they use electronic means to manage their finances” (Electronic Fund Transfer Act). Electronic fund transfers or EFTs can include any electronic transaction that immediately withdraws money from a consumers’ account. When looking back at a time before electronic banking, it seems amazing that consumers waited patiently in endless lines, filled out tedious paperwork for everything from making a deposit to transferring funds from savings to checking. Over the years, not only has the technology evolved, the consumer has evolved, in part because of the Electronic Funds Act. With the convenience of electronic banking, came the weakness of faceless interactions.In the infancy of electronic banking, consumers were understandably hesitant to relinquish the one-on-one privacy of banking in person. Even ATMs were not the common language they are today. What if something went wrong with the machine or someone gained access to his or her account? It was natural for consumers to become even more uneasy at the thought of accessing their accounts online or paying...
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...Technological Advancements in Communication Name Essentials of Managerial Communication XCOM/285 Date Professor Technological Advancements in Communication Communication is necessary to run a business, and communication can take place in different forms. Two common types of communication are oral communication, and electronic communication. Technological advancements have improved business communication efforts, and save a business time and money. Although some businesspeople resist change, the advancements in communication still follow what is traditionally considered business communication. Oral communication can take place face-to-face, via the telephone. Electronic communication can take place via instant message, e-mail, and through announcements online. Some people prefer one method over the other, but both methods can be equally effective if all participants have good communication skills. Oral communication provides a slight advantage over electronic communication because participants can receive immediate clarification on any misunderstanding. The tone and message of electronic communication can be misinterpreted, and clarification may take several electronic communications until the message is clear. Today many businesspeople do not have time to meet face-to-face, or conduct business orally, so new technological advancements allow businesses to meet the needs of all people involved....
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...Tyler Meche CMCN 170 Dr. Dinu June 14, 2013 3 Technological Advances that have Change Book Publishing Electronic books have changed book publishing. This has been an attempt by publishers to expand the market for their products. Many books are now only produced as e-books. This helps to get the publishers more profit from each book because they are not having to pay for materials to make the book. Many publishers believe that e-books are the sole way that book publishing companies can expand in the future. With the advancements of computer technology, the sales of specific books can be closely monitored. By doing so, publishers can easily make note of which books are selling rapidly. This way they make the necessary copies of the book so that stores never run out of copies of their book. This helps to keep the generated profits from those books at its maximum potential because it is preventing an unnecessary lull in profits because of all of the copies of a book being sold out. Much of the process for book publishing is done via the Internet now. Authors can e-mail their book manuscripts to publishers instead of having to use traditional mailing techniques, which cost more time and money. After the editing process, the finished book can be e-mailed anywhere in the world, allowing for quick access to the book anywhere in the world and the ability to publish the book anywhere in the world while avoiding shipping...
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...Technological Advancements in Communication Advancement in technological communication listed in the article was collaborative tools. One in which is called the smartsheet. The smartsheet was a place where many companies or parties involved in communicating could add to which each of their ideas and findings. Even if several languages are used. Instead of hundreds of emails being corresponded, each person uses the smartsheet to communicate, sharing data and information. This method of collaborative communication is lower cost as low as $25 each month, compared to other collaborative methods such as the Web 2.o Mashup server software which can cost a company a minimum of $50,000. The Mashup Server software does offer more features where it acts as a one stop shop for research, training, communication, wiki and even instant messaging. I feel that the Mashup Server software would be more beneficial in a workplace because it logs all communication while keeping everyone formal. This form of communication is not traditional and would be hard to get everyone on board. If people are used to corresponding via email and instant messaging, implementing a new program would cause resistance to change. One reason the resistance to the change would arise would be because the difficulty of merging the new software with other operating software programs already in place or the level of difficulty in learning the new system. The reason it is not traditional is because it is newer than emailing...
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...Love it or hate it, technology and its advancements are astounding. You would be hard pressed to find a single person who doesn’t somehow benefit from technology. As an example, take the pizza deliverer using a GPS device, the star athlete tracking their vital signs, or the kid playing interactive games. Technology is all around us and affects us more than we might think. If you were to list a handful of things you couldn’t live without; what would they be? More than likely, your smartphone would be on that list and that’s why I think smartphones have had the largest impact technologically. Smartphones are essentially your lifeline. Think of all the aspects of your life in which you rely on your smartphone. The versatility of the smartphone is simply amazing. You can call, text, email, take pictures / videos, voice recording, monitor fitness, check your heart rate, use as a flashlight, use as a GPS device, browse the internet, check all your social media, do banking, play games, plan activities, use as an alarm, use as a calculator, and just about anything else you can imagine. These are just a small number of things you can do with a device that you can fit in your pocket. That is very impressive. The first mobile phone went on sale in 1983, and for all intents and purposes the first smartphone was released in 2007 (the iPhone). Since 2007, the usage of smartphones has been increasing astronomically. According to a study from the PEW Research center “as of 2014, 90%...
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...In the history of America, technological developments and advancements played a huge role in its success. The war of 1812 left the country with some serious economic problems. Luckily technological advancements like the cotton gin in the south were there to boost America back into stable wealth. These advancements that saved America could be seen in both the north, south and even western regions of the United States. A first technological advancement could be found in the northern states of the US. With the great rise of european immigrants, the urban north was densely crowded, dirty, and dangerous. Most citizens had moved here to make big money working in factories. The marketplace was crammed with cheap manufactured products from britain....
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...Throughout the years, American society has been shaped by advances in technology, industry, and transportation. Before the expansion of railroads and other means of transportation, people had no choice but to remain in the same area for generations, often spanning multiple centuries. However, great technological advancements such as railroads, automobiles, and airplanes allowed people to relocate to other parts of the country in search of financial opportunities, property, or even adventure. However, Perry Patetic suggests that these advancements in transportation have made it too easy for people to move away from friends and family, thus hurting close relationships. This notion that advancements in transportation do more harm than good is ridiculous, because advanced technology can help people keep in touch, relocation is often necessary for career...
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...Technological Advancements in Pain Management Dishon Abbs 10/18/2010 Gabi Vosteen BIO 181 Lab Technological Advancements in Healthcare Throughout the world, many people live with pain every day. Some have never sought medical treatment, and others have received low quality and ineffective treatment. The approach to treating pain and illness depends on the culture and geographical location of the professional appointed to treat pain. In Western Tradition, physicians are considered to be experts on treating illness and pain by utilizing chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, physical therapy and synthetic medicines. In Navajo tradition, medicine men are the experts on curing illness and pain with religious ceremonies and the use of natural herbs and remedies. Today, the most advanced practice in the health industry is pain management because of the combination of herbal medicines created by Navajos, and synthetic medicines created by Western Scientists. The study of medicine all began in the 1700s when Christopher Columbus came in contact with Indian people in the 1700s. The Indians and Europeans traded food, weapons, shelter and worked together, in a sense, to discover land and natural resources. Shortly after, Small pox, measles, and tuberculosis broke out and killed many people. This encouraged Western Scientists and Navajo People to try and discover cures for infectious diseases. Western Scientists engineered micro-organisms that would search and destroy harmful...
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...Technological advancements in the nineteenth and twentieth century were incredibly powerful, and they undoubtedly changed the world forever. However, I believe that the effects that developing and differing ideologies have on the world are permanent and are more significant in the way they affect the world. Ideologies are sets of political beliefs that people hold. Before the enlightenment, ideologies formed naturally, but since then, people have studied them and developed them as well. People hold their ideologies dearly, and when they encounter others with different ideologies, conflict will often occur. There’s no doubt that technology is incredibly important and impactful, especially in the twentieth century. The changes that technology brought to the world caused two of the biggest wars to be multitudes more dangerous than they would have been one hundred years prior. The impact of technology on the death toll in war can be seen in the development of military tactics like trench warfare in World War I. Technology lead to the introduction of tanks, chemical warfare, flamethrowers, and other weapons that were much stronger than anything previous. After World War I, the invention of submarines, better airplanes, more dangerous guns, and the atomic...
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...“Sounds vs. Visuals: Dawn of the Technological Advancement in Horror Films” Thesis Statement: According to students, thrill factor of a horror film relies on the technology used in filmmaking, with the quality of the sound effects being the aspect that matters the most. Furthermore, advancement in technology will sometimes guarantee an improvement on both the sound and visual effects and the overall quality of a horror film as well. I. Technology and horror film’s history A. Brief background about horror films 1. First years of horror 2. Horror’s increasing popularity B. Introduction to the technologies used in making a film in general 1. Differences between CGI and practical effects & the use of 3D 2. Sound effects as a plot device 3. Introduction to study II. Students’ opinions regarding the technological aspects of a horror film. A. Opinions of students to the visual effects present in a horror film 1 How visuals improved the “horror factor” of a horror film according to the students 2. Comparison between male and female student’s responses 3. Researcher’s analysis and interpretation B. Opinions of students to the sound effects utilized in horror film 1. How sounds improved the “horror factor” of a horror film according to the students 2. Comparison between male and female student’s responses 3. Researcher’s analysis and interpretation ...
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...Strategic Communication is the advancement of a narrative. As humans, we've done this since the day we were born. In fact, it is literally the first thing we did when we were born. We moved in a direction of advancement out of our mother's wombs and celebrated after with a jubilant cry. We are natural born salespeople constantly pushing our narrative to whoever falls for it and eventually buys into what we’re selling. The "narrative" comes in all shapes and sizes: a cause, a purpose, an idea or a goal. We advance this narrative by using actions, opinions, facts and even memes. It's a constant, daily battle against others. A battle for jobs, wins, votes, donations, standing ovations, positive reviews, admiration, likes on social media, awards and deals, to name a few. In the end, we hope to achieve a favorable result and as of late, pop culture has become the largest engine that helps drive our narrative. TV shows like Shark Tank, QVC and HSN are perfectly crafted models of how to advance the narrative in front of millions of people all at once. We use TV shows like America's Got Talent and The Voice as launching pads of our narratives. We're constantly asked to assist in the daily narratives of others: "click this link", "vote by text", "call today", "go to this website", "order now" and "don't wait." I should know, I have seen firsthand how strategic communication works in media and how bloody the battle can become. If you want a real world, war-like...
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...By the time 1750 came around, American was experiencing what is known as the First Industrial Revolution (circa 1780-1850). It is hard now to fathom the idea of having to function economically without the use of factories, factory machines, and factory workers. By history shifting from the cottage industry, traditional agriculture, and manual labor into a factory-based manufacturing type systems made of complex machinery, constant technological expansion, and new energy sources and advanced in transportation, we evolved. The entire world evolved, soon to rely on industries to survive. For hundreds of years, life was focused on agriculture. Most people lived in countries because city development was minimal. Most families farmed their own land and hand-made all necessities they needed, including farm tools, clothing, furniture and traded for things they could not develop on their own. Some trade items became more demanding such as thread developed on a spinning wheel or textiles being developed by hand on a weaving loom. This demand is what began the need for more products for more profit. (Riane Eisler (2007)). A chain of inventions in Great Britain was created to develop an increase in the production of manufactured goods. People all over the country began to develop the need for more complex machinery that could complete the task quicker and more efficiently that human manual labor could provide by itself. Two significant rises of the Industrial Revolution are...
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