04:189:103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Disinformation, Scantron Corporation, Hashtag Activism

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Communication and Informatio
• Course: 04:189:103
• Professor: Dr.Sharon Stoerger

Document Summary

Informatics not only about technology, but impact of technology on our lives. Social factors- what is the technology doing to our daily lives (entertainment, communication, etc) Facebook for personal use and another for professional use different things expressed in each. Punctuation in texting expectation to not end text with a . Perceived cost and value of communication- too difficult to use, or expensive to learn. Industrial revolution lead to progress of technology and social impacts (great population growth) One innovation (of steam engine) lead to lots of advances. These changes and progress are new territory (never experienced before) 1947- 6 ft tall first microwave; very expensive. 1967- microwave oven, under inexpensive and more practical. Internet- different network connections, uncontrolled, but have standards once you sign on you are apart of it www(web)- source of information internet backbone, isp carry internet traffic: created by att, etc. Computers and digital advances (making computers smarter and faster)