As time goes on the newest means of communication is always just a luxury that the wealthiest people in society flaunt around to show that they are rich. But usually as the new communication method stays on the market for a longer period of time, it becomes the centrally used piece of communication by everybody in the world because it is easily available and affordable for every average person. Another item that is discussed in depth in unit 3 and in Tyler's blog is invisible technology. It seems as time goes by that the latest and greatest phone or the newest way to chat on the computer becomes common place for everybody and they are so used to using it that they dont even really realize that it is there. It feels like invisible technology has been around a long time and will always continue to be around because most people do not realize it, but after just a few years of using something for communication it is easily taken for granted and they do not appreciate how much easier it is to communicate now than it was before.
With CMC it is much like face to face communication in that what a person interprets as the tone that the other person is talking in is very important. When two people are talking face to face it is very easy to understand what kind of mood they are in or how they are expressing the words that they say because you are used to their gestures and actions. Talking through computers is very new and many people do not understand certain quirks that there are in communication yet. It is much harder to express a persons emotions or add emphasis to a phrase you are saying online than it is face to face. Online it is very easy to percieve something that the other person is saying the wrong way and get mad about it so sometimes it is better to talk face to face. This is a lot about what is discussed in unit 4 and the difference between CMC and talking in person is a very important topic that can be discussed in even further detail than what is depicted in the book.
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