Communication Characteristic:

Dynamic 

The meanings of the communication change 

Communication Characteristic:

Tractional

Meaning is negociated between people 

Communication Characteristic:

Multifunctional

The communication can mean seperate things 

Communication Characteristic:

Multimodal

There are different ways to verbally and non-verbally communicate. (Comm. Technologies) 

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis 

The world is percieved differently by members of different communities. This perception is transmitted and sustained by language.

Language is the primary voice of culture.  

What do CMC scholars study? 

Human interaction on, through and about the internet.  

Mediation 

The process by which something is transmitted 

Early CMC 

Lack of non-verbals 

Social Presense Theory 

Focus on people 

Richer media = richer communication 

Rhetoric 

The use of symbolic communication to influence an audience 

Media Richness Theory 

More complex tasks require richer media and bandwith online 

Technological Determinism 

 Believe that technology causes social problems

Synchronicity 

The time it takes to send and recieve messages. (Synchnarus = instant) 

Chronemics 

Study of time 

Oculesics 

Study of eye contact 

Haptics 

Study of touch 

Proxemics 

Study of space 

Olfactics 

Study of Smell 

Pascalene Calculator 

Worlds first modern-type computer 

Cues Filtered Out Theory 

Online Communication lacks physical and social cues, hence making it less effective than FtF. 

What are some defining qualities of the internet? 

Has the internet become indespensible?

Everyone is online

People are doing more than ever

INternet usage is climbing.