1. 1 Technologies of Communication Understanding Communication Technologies  Well established systems: From individual to converging technologies Challenges of Converging Communication Technologies  Changes, issues, and lives in the information age

2. 2 Understanding Communication Technologies Written communication  Exchanging messages in distance  Memorandum  Primary advantage: paper trail  Disadvantage: may be ignored; limits in transmission and physical storage Telephone communication  Telephone etiquette (pp. 324-325)

3. 3 Understanding Communication Technologies Computer-mediated communication  Language of the NET (p. 326)  Cyber activities  Unusual Cybercommuncation: Cybermemorials Cybersex  Freedom, taking control  Cyberprints, security, privacy Teleconferencing Interconnected communication technologies  “New media forms seldom fully replace old ones.”  Interconnectivity among various devices

4. 4 Challenges of Converging Communication Technologies Managing information flow and overload Ensuring democratic access  Social division and equal access Rethinking what community means  Virtual community  Narcissism Regulating cyberspace  Advertising  Privacy and surveillance  Hacker