04:192:201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Technological Convergence, Morse Code, Facebook Messenger
22 Mar 2016
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When was the internet developed: developed in the late 1960s as tool in academia in university world. When was the first cell phone call made: made in 1973. What is mediated communication: communication that is mediated by communication technology (media), people, etc. Examples of communication technology: internet, cell phones, walkie-talkies, smoke signals, cave drawings, mirrors, calendars, scrolls, wills. Communication medium as a tool: marshall mcluhan. -technological tools that extend our natural ability to create, transmit, receive, and process visual, olfactory gustatory, or tactile messages . Transmission paradigm ( have view): technology in the communication iceberg . Permanence and portability: functions for information transmission (information transmission paradigm) Functions of media for information transmission: transmission, reproduction and amplification iii. display, storage and retrieval, cues of media, technological features that create or manipulate communication using a specific communication mode, visual cues, auditory cues, etc. Facebook (can like things, send private messages, etc) ii. self-expression.
