Digital Voices- Computer mediated communication

This blog will focus on the cultural impact of computer-mediated communication. The cultural adoption of the Internet and then the World Wide Web in the late 80s and early 90s were treated as historic events that would impact on many aspects of human communication. Computer-mediated communication is defined as any communicative transaction that occurs through the use of two or more electronic devices. While the term has traditionally referred to those communications that occur via computer-mediated formats e.g., instant messaging, email, chat rooms), it has also been applied to other forms of text-based interaction such as text messaging. It has become a part of our everyday lives. Research has suggested that CMC is not neutral: it can cause many changes in the way people communicate with one another, and it can influence communication patterns and social networks (e.g., Fulk & Collins-Jarvis, 2001). In other words, CMC leads to social effects. Rice & Gattiker (2001) state that CMC differs from face-to-face communication. CMC limits the level of synchronicity of interaction, which may cause a reduction of interactivity. http://www.utwente.nl/cw/theorieenoverzicht/Theory%20clusters/Communication%20and%20Information%20Technology/Computer-Mediated%20Communication%20%28CMC%29.doc/