Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Week 9 discussion #2
This chapter had a lot of different types of information about technology and the types of communication that is associated with it. Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) based groups are affected by many things such as anonymity, group size and proximity of group members. There are many people who prefer to use F2F communication and some that like the convenience of CMC. The people who generally support the use of CMC is busy parents or those in the business world and many times shy people who can contribute more online than in person. For those people the anonymity of CMC helps them stay anonymous and hidden. The larger a group gets, the harder it can be keep them in line and hard to keep organized. Larger groups benefit from CMC because it can help them generate ideas and helps facilitate involvement of group members. Many would believe that being in close proximity of others would increase the bond of people but in CMC it makes people more conscious of their surroundings.
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We should also take into consideration that CMC does not provide us with an image of a person. We build an image of a person that we meet through CMC since CMC does not provide the luxury physical meeting that F2F contact provides. I have no image of myself when I make comments on other people's blogs. Could I be a man? Woman? Dinosaur? or Robot? Its for you to decide. Our actions through CMC can affect the reputation or image we build of ourselves. You could totally assume that I am unreliable if you send me an urgent message today and I respond to you 3 days later.
ReplyDeleteHi Jaden great post! According to your post F2F communication helps set bond among people because their interaction is more personalized. F2F communication enhances the chances of understanding people better because of the nonverbal communication aspect attached to it. Whereas our connections on CMC are momentary because when we make friends or interact with anonymous people on the Internet, often times we share our feelings and close the conversation for no further obligation. While in F2F if we share our feelings, chances of connecting with that person emotionally are higher. So with F2F a rapport is developed that can create bond among people.
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