The document discusses how communication technologies have changed how humans interact and share information. It notes that technologies like social media, email, and cellphones allow people to connect across great distances (sentence 1). However, increased technology use can negatively impact in-person socializing and privacy, as more personal data is collected by companies (sentence 2). Whether technology will fully replace human relationships is debated, as is how it affects social isolation (sentence 3).
4. Applications used to
“spread, transmit, and
disseminate knowledge,
ideas, and information
farther
and
faster.”
Often used to convey information between
two individuals, or between many at once.
9. W h a t
happens
if we can’t check our
phones?
What will we miss out on?
10. On average, Americans spend
2.7 hours
Or 9,720 seconds
per day
Socializing
on their
mobile device.
11. That’s over
Twice
the amount
of time they
spend
and over 1/3
of the time
eating,
they spend
sleeping
each day.
12. And
that’s
just
how much time
we spend
on our
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.
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ow to
that we are blind
.
gr eatly it affects us
13.
14. Areas of Communication Studies:
applied communication,
communication theory,
electronic media,
mass communication,
organizational
communication, and visual
communication…
…to name a
few.
21. n ted the
Jo bs inve ical and Zuckerberg
te chnolog , introduced the
cap abilities necessity for them,
in order to
communicate at
such an efficient
level.
Together, they have impacted
communicative technologies
never imagined,
in ways
setting the bar for
everyone else.
22.
23. Technologies such as computer
databases, like ones used by the
government and military, store
personal information.
This poses threats to
personal privacy.
24. Electronic writing allows for multiple authors.
This means there is
less certain
authorship of
articles, and
sometimes less
credible sources.
28. Communication is no longer
confined to face-to-face
interactions.
We can talk to (and see) people on different sides of the globe.
29. Technology has even changed the amount of personal
information we share with others.
Murmur Study
examines the innovative
messaging technologies like
Twitter and
Facebook’s
Status These messages are like
update. digital
small talk.
31. “…the sheer volume of publicly
accessible personal — often
emotional — expression should give
us pause.”
32. By studying technology and how greatly it affects the
way humans communicate, We can solve
practical communication problems.
33. H o w e v e r ,
the increased efficiency
that comes with
technology can also
cause loss of meaning
because the human
voice and enunciation
are no longer there to
clear any ambiguities.
34. It’s
up to us
to decide
whether
it’s worth
the
sacrifices.
Just how badly do we need to communicate ?