COMM 2540 Chapter Notes - Chapter All: Reddit, Semantic Web, Iheartmedia

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Communication
• Course: COMM 2540
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Communication technologies are old and new, in a relative sense. 3,400 hours of media consumption per year for the average american. Overview of communication technology: what is communication technology, communication + technology duh, technology, a scientific or industrial process, invention, method, etc, communication, a process. Interactive model of communication: source (receiver) -> message (through channel) -> receiver (source) -> Feedback loop^: basically just the linear model with the ability to add response to the model. Stages of communication technology over time (w/o digital communication: drumming, smoke signals, carrier pigeons, pony express, telegraph. Communication technologies affects: culture, economy, politics. Types of communication: intrapersonal, talking to yourself/self-reflection. Talking to mirror, diary, etc: interpersonal, one person interacting with another person, group, 3+ people using organized or even sometimes unorganized communication, mass, radio/tv. Communication that is essentially broadcasted to some of whom you may not even know you"re reaching: masspersonal, like twitter, using social media to broadcast a wide message.