Communicating on the Internet.
The Gist.
hi all! communication has been around since the birth of living things. millions of years on, communication has transcended in a more standard form, in the mold of what we know as language. today, we communicate our languages through various mediums; be they via phonecalls, faxing, email, texting, skyping or the original face-to-face (F2F). thus for this week we shall begin communicating via blogging, you the reader, and i the blogger.
So What Else.
as mentioned, today's technology has allowed the possibility to converse in more ways than one besides the various mediums mentioned, there is also a predecessor in the internet relay chat (IRC). IRC used to be one of my favorites because i can call myself anything, appear as a female while going into an all-girls chatroom (i'm guessing they're all guys-being-girls), but basically the anonymity is the reason why the thrill is there. though it is possible to appear as a totally different person in other newer media now, i don't derive as much enjoyment.
Why Should We Care?
Why Should We Care?
personally i think the invention of communication on the internet to be very important, because this brings a lot of otherwise quiet people into forums. in fact, under the guise of an avatar or even a frivolous name will make us more confident of ourselves. however, there is to a limit of how real communication on the internet can be. being anonymous gives us more room to brag, exaggerate and falsify information. this is where communication comes up short. verifying whether if there's any truth to the information transmitted could be extremely challenging indeed.
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