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A brief overview of computer mediated communication.
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Chapter 4
Computer-Mediated Communication
Computer-Mediated Communication
The exchange of messages carried through an intervening system or
digital electronic storage and transmitted between two or more
people.
CMC Includes…
Instant Messaging
CMC Includes…
Blogs
CMC Includes…
CMC Includes…
Text Messaging
CMC Includes…
Social Networking Sites (SNS)
CMC Includes…
Multi User Domains (MUDs)
CMC Includes…
Internet
CMC Includes…
World Wide Web
CMC and the Individual
Identity
CMC and the Individual
Multiple Identity
CMC and the Individual
Anonymity
CMC and the Individual
Psuedoanonymity and Identity Tourism
CMC and the Individual
Relationship Development
~ Friendship
~ Romantic Relationships
~ Work Relationships
Who is online?
• Young - middle aged
• Have a college degree or are currently students
• Have a comfortable income
• Are physically able-bodied
What keeps people offline?
• Technocapital – access to technological skills and resources
The Global “Digital Divide”Percentage of Internet UsersCountry % of PopulationIceland 76Sweden 75Hong Kong 71Denmark 70USA 68Canada 64S. Korea 65Japan 61Spain 37Chile 36Argentina 20Egypt 6Kenya 5India 4Syria 4Nigeria 1
*As of 2005 – Source: World Internet Users and Population Stats
Closing the Digital Divide…Two Theories
1. Diffusion of Innovations
2. Four Levels of Technocapital
On March 15, 1985, symbolic.com became the first Internet domain. Science fiction writer William Gibson had coined the term “cyberspace” in his novel Neuromancer only the year before.
