One of the consequences of CMC that we reviewed this semester does leave me with lingering concerns. Specifically, what happens when the people we are with physically, in the present moment, have to compete with those who are not...
As we discuss Baron's quest to identify IM as speech or language, here is a reminder that the language features of IM and texting allow our speech and writing to be so much more......
Will Electronically-Mediated Communication (EMC) facilitate social (and political) engagement? What are the challenges and advantages of using the multiple modes of communication available to this "YouTube Generation"? In a recent article in the New York Times, columnists Rutenberg &...
From Zits. In our Junior Seminar on computer-mediated communication, we will be discussing the phenomenon of multi-modal, simultaneous comprehension and production. Is our ability to perform such communication simply an extension of our multi-tasking nature? Is there an advantage...
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